Law and Medicine
Dr. Victor Cotton
Victor Cotton received his medical degree from The Pennsylvania State University, did his residency training in Internal Medicine on the Osler Service at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and received his law degree from Widener University. Dr. Cotton has practiced and taught both law and medicine, spending eight years as an internist and fifteen years as a healthcare attorney. Dr. Cotton is an experienced speaker and educator and has received “Professor of the Year” awards at both the medical and law schools where he has taught.
- 21 minutes 47 secondsAre Noncompetes Really Going Away?
Dr. Cotton discusses the FTC's recent ruling that eliminates most noncompetes on September 4, 2024.
13 August 2024, 12:05 am - 19 minutes 15 secondsState Medical Boards Have Now Taken Your First Amendment Rights
Dr. Cotton discusses how disagreeing with COVID consensus can result in the loss of your medical license.
28 January 2022, 7:07 pm - 16 minutes 32 secondsAre We Doctors or Conmen?Description: Dr. Cotton discusses the ethical transgressions of Medical Apology Programs10 September 2021, 9:38 pm
- 20 minutes 2 secondsPhysician Noncompetes Violate Federal Law
Dr. Cotton discusses why noncompete clauses in physician employment contracts are a violation of federal law.
14 June 2021, 5:29 pm - 10 minutes 19 secondsWhy Is Malpractice Risk Geographic?
Dr. Cotton uses the geographic nature of malpractice risk to demonstrate that our understanding of lawsuits is badly flawed.
5 April 2021, 6:39 pm - 17 minutes 30 secondsThe One Study That Disproves Everything You've Been Told About Malpractice
Dr. Cotton discusses the Harvard Medical Practice Study and compares its findings to the principles of modern risk management.
4 March 2021, 6:35 pm - 14 minutes 47 secondsMalpractice Immunity for COVID
Description: Dr. Cotton discusses the incredible malpractice protection that clinicians have during the COVID pandemic.
24 November 2020, 7:22 pm - 17 minutes 5 secondsThe Utter Failure of Medical-legal Education
Dr. Cotton shares data showing that medical-legal education has conveyed more misinformation than it has information.
30 September 2020, 12:19 pm - 10 minutes 11 secondsPaying Female Physicians Less: An Immediate Fix to the Problem.
Dr. Cotton discusses gender-based pay disparity in the medical profession and offers several options that would quickly fix the problem.
26 August 2020, 3:17 pm - 11 minutes 3 secondsIf We Can Just Eliminate Big Ego Doctors
Dr. Cotton discusses the misguided risk management strategy of eliminating big ego physicians.
6 August 2020, 12:58 pm - 14 minutes 7 secondsWhy We're Losing Tort Reform
Dr. Cotton discusses the loss of tort reform that's occurring around the country.
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