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To: bentway who wrote (204450)	9/27/2006 1:00:29 AM
From: kumar	Respond to of 281500

Competency is not an issue... the difficulty may be finding the right facilities... In my case, my family doc in India has got (my moms, mine, and my sisters in Aaustralia) medical records going back 20 years. There is an implicit trust in his ability to diagnose and prescribe treatment.

To: bentway who wrote (204450)	9/27/2006 6:14:47 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

America has many, many excellent doctors from India, I wasn't slamming Indian doctors. Nor doctors from any other country besides the US. But in the US, they have to conform to the same standards as doctors educated in the US, there aren't two tiers of doctors (well, arguably board certified doctors are better than the ones who aren't, but I know many board certified doctors from India, Korea, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, etc., etc., etc.) My statement about the risks of medical tourism in third world countries comes from reading articles about it in travel publications and so forth. Google the search terms medical tourism risks and you'll see. google.com People from the US have been going to Mexico for medical treatment for decades, and the horror stories are quite numerous.