Trichy medical college PG student suspended over misconduct, inquiry ordered

Tiruchi: A postgraduate medical student at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) has been suspended after a video allegedly showing him in an intimate act with a female PG student while on duty went viral on social media.

The action has been taken after the PG student was reportedly captured in the video while becoming intimate with the female trainee in the presence of patients inside the hospital premises, according to the Hindu report.

Following the circulation of the video online, the hospital administration took action against the male PG student and suspended him for misconduct until further notice.

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Confirming the development, a senior hospital official told The Hindu that an enquiry has also been initiated into the matter.

"The doctor has been suspended until further notice, and we have instituted an enquiry into the matter. Action will be taken once the report is in," the official said.

Medical Dialogues recently reported that the suspension of an Indian-origin neurosurgeon for eight months by a UK medical tribunal over allegations of engaging in a sexual relationship with a patient and prescribing medication while allegedly being blackmailed by her.

The doctor, who completed his qualifications at the Government Medical College of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, was employed at a National Health Service (NHS) hospital in Cardiff, Wales. He told the UK’s General Medical Council (GMC) that he is “deeply regretful” of his misconduct relating to Patient A, whom he had medically treated between 2019 and 2021.

According to the details that emerged during the hearing, the doctor performed a discectomy surgery on Patient A in February 2019, a second operation in August 2019 and a third surgery to insert a spinal cord stimulator in December 2021. The allegation that led to the MTPS hearing noted that the surgeon engaged in a sexual relationship with Patient A while under his care, and “who at the time was a vulnerable patient.”

It was further alleged that between May 2022 and January 2023, he prescribed “controlled medication” to Patient A and failed to make a note of it in the medical records. By February 2023, the relationship was said to have “deteriorated,” with Patient A making accusations against him to the police. While her allegations were not pursued by the police, they notified the medical director of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board of the accusations. The doctor went on to refer himself to the GMC on February 28, 2023, after the health board commenced a disciplinary investigation.

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