Britton v. Board of Podiatry Examiners

Petitioner appeals from the Board of Podiatry Examiners’ order revoking his license to practice podiatry and refusing to renew it for subsequent years. Petitioner makes seven assignments of error, three of which we combine for analytical convenience.

1-3) The Board erred in finding that petitioner’s treatment of patient Brittner constituted both gross negligence and repeated negligence;

4) The Board abused its discretion in permanently depriving petitioner of the opportunity to practice podiatry in Oregon because the sanction was disproportionate to the seriousness of his misconduct;

5) The…