“The doctor couple of Manapparai, K. Murugesan and M. Gandhimathy, whose 15-year-old son allegedly performed a Caesarean section on a 20-year-old woman at their hospital, were arrested on Monday after day-long interrogation at the Valanadu police station.”
(News Courtesy : The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/26/stories/2007062651090100.htm)
From fake doctors, we now have a new development – Apprentice Doctors. The apprentice in this case is a +1 student.
Now I understand the meaning of ‘years of practice’, ‘master surgeon’ etc.
Jokes apart, the incident raises several questions.
1. The doctor is arrested because he showed the video at an Indian Medical Association (IMA) meeting. What would have happened if he didn’t? (In fact, several magazines have reported that the ‘doctor-in-making’ son has performed over 40+ operations in the past 7 years).
2. What is the use of health inspectors and other watchdogs? Shouldn’t they be arrested?
3. Would the trial proceed in the right direction or will the doctor lobby raise hue and cry?
The larger question that lingers is that the doctor fraternity so far has been claiming that they cannot be booked under the consumer case as they are doing a divine service and there is ‘hands-of-god’ situation.
But, many hospitals are now actively advertising on the media claiming 100% / painless results. I have heard that there is a clause within the medical laws,which strictly prohibit the medical fraternity from advertising its services. If so, aren’t they breaking the law?
Doesn’t advertisement amount to attracting ‘prospective’ consumers?
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