Good Dermatologist Bad HIV Doctor

This week, Tina is joined by Tom and Ben from the Just Some Podcast for Advanced Practice Nurses podcast. Together, they tell the story of Dr. Richard Schmidt. This is a story that was featured on an episode of Forensic Files. Back in the early nineties, Schmidt developed a relationship with Janice Trahan, a nurse at the hospital where he worked. The problem was both of them were married. They both agreed to leave their respective spouses. Janice followed through with that plan, but Schmidt did not. He wanted to continue the relationship with her, but Janice decided to break things off. This set in motion a series of events that no one could have possibly predicted. They close the show with one of the most heartwarming stories ever talked about on the show. The good doctors are dermatologists who helped a young boy after he was mauled by a German Shepherd while saving his little sister.    Please support our show by supporting our sponsors! Thank you to Trusted Health for sponsoring this episode. Please go to https://www.trustedhealth.com/gnbn and fill out a profile to help support our podcast and see what opportunities are out there for you!   And also, thank you to CBD Stat! If you use CBD oils, please try our sponsor CBD Stat and get 30% off high quality CBD available at http://www.cbdstat.care/goodnursebadnurse.   Sources and Resources: Domestic Violence Hotline: thehotline.org   Burgess, Richard. “Parole Denied for Ex-Lafayette Doctor Convicted of Injecting Mistress with AIDS, Hepatitis C.” The Advocate, 15 June 2015, www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/article_4f2c8962-fd3c-5fa7-87cf-048188f626e3.html. “FindLaw’s Court of Appeal of Louisiana Case and Opinions.” Findlaw, 26 July 2000, caselaw.findlaw.com/la-court-of-appeal/1285834.html. HIV.gov. “A Timeline of HIV and AIDS.” HIV.gov, 12 Mar. 2019, www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/history/hiv-and-aids-timeline. Jin, Liz. “The Evil ‘AIDS’ Doctor.” Medium, 2 Nov. 2020, medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/the-evil-aids-doctor-3982a35b7087. McCONNAUGHEY, Janet. “Doctor Accused of Injecting AIDS.” AP NEWS, 15 Oct. 1991, apnews.com/article/0e62291ad811e4f51ae02a8dc9cb5d3a. “Medical Detectives (Forensic Files) - Season 8, Ep 9: Shot of Vengeance.” YouTube, Feb. 2016, youtu.be/6dfShDys7fE. Miller, Mark. “A Deadly Attraction.” Newsweek, 18 Aug. 1996, www.newsweek.com/deadly-attraction-177422. Wapner, Jessica. “A Viral Crime, Genetic Evidence, and a Perplexed Jury.” Wired, 25 Mar. 2019, www.wired.com/story/strands-of-evidence-genetic-testing-trial/.