An investigation is underway by the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure of Carrol Frazier Landrum, MD, the physician who has made national headlines for practicing medicine out of his 2007 Toyota Camry, according to The Washington Post.
The 88-year-old physician has been treating underprivileged patients within a 50 mile radius of Edwards, Miss., population 1,034, in houses, on roadsides and even in parking lots for the past two years. Now, under a catchall charge for "incompetency," the board wants to revoke Dr. Landrum's medical license, "which he's carried in his pocket with pride since Dwight D. Eisenhower was president," according to previous coverage from the Washington Post.
"I've always had a heart for the poor," Dr. Landrum told The Washington Post. "I grew up poor, and when the doctor would come to us, and he was happy to see us, I pictured myself doing that some day. I try not to ever turn people away — money or no money — because that's where the need is."
Dr. Landrum had been practicing out of an apartment in a low-income housing complex for 20 years, until gang violence drove him out.
His story has garnered national attention and prompted an outpouring of local and national support, according to the Post. A petition to help him keep his license has earned almost 50,000 signatures and the local community plans to help him into a new office building that is under construction, according to the report.
Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly spelled Dr. Landrum's name as Carroll Frazier Landrum. The correct spelling is Carrol Frazier Landrum. We regret this error.
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