ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Students at a St. Louis medical school are questioning why they were never informed that their medical ethics professor had a felony conviction for something unethical.
Dr. Annessa Blackmun has a lot to say in lessons posted on her YouTube channel, “Dr. Annessa Said Sow.” It’s what the St. Louis area podiatrist turned university professor isn’t talking about, a felony for Medicare fraud, that had one student turn to News 4 Investigates.
“I just don’t want this to continue with the deceit and with her getting away with it,” said the student, speaking to News 4 Investigates anonymously. “I’m terrified of backlash, terrified, terrified that they will even dismiss from school because of this.”
The student takes classes at Ponce Health Sciences University. It’s a for-profit university based in Puerto Rico and recently opened a campus near downtown St. Louis. It offers a medical school and a master’s program, which is typically taken by students trying to get into medical school or other professional programs.
According to the student, many students take classes online and some attend classes on campus. One of the student’s courses includes medical ethics taught by Blackmun. The student claims Blackmun’s unethical past was never mentioned to them, and they want to know why.