Doctor loses license due to lack of computer skills

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Dr. Anna Konopka, the 84-year-old New Hampshire physician who recently lost her medical license in part due to a lack of computer skills, has an uphill battle ahead of her.

In two lengthy phone interviews with Ars on Tuesday, Konopka said if she is reinstated by the state’s medical board—at this point, a big if—she would be willing to learn how to use the Internet to comply with the state’s new law for an online opioid monitoring program.

Source: Doctor with no computer skills vows to battle medical board in court | Ars Technica

Will this happen to other professions? What about teaching?

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