According to the news reports, the woman doctor stated in her letter that after the establishment of the independent department she is associated with, the principal and chief superintendent of GMCH initially appreciated her efforts. However, she alleged that his behaviour later changed, with repeated insistence that she meet him in his office at the college building, despite there being opportunities to interact within the hospital premises.
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The associate professor stated that she felt uncomfortable with the request and chose to avoid the meetings.
She further alleged that during a later interaction, the principal made a remark suggesting she contact him when she was “absolutely free and alone,” which she described as inappropriate and unwelcome. She said she responded in a polite but dismissive manner and subsequently informed the Director of Medical Education about the distress the incidents had caused her, reports the Sentinel.
In her representation, the associate professor emphasised the need to safeguard professional ethics within medical institutions and to uphold the dignity and safety of women officers in the workplace.
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Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that Kasturba Hospital’s former Medical Superintendent has been accused by a senior medical officer of prolonged workplace harassment, discrimination, and administrative obstruction. The doctor was recently promoted to Chief Health Medical Superintendent (CHMS) and Head of Accounts (Secondary Health Services). The complaint, addressed to Additional Municipal Commissioner (AMC) Dr. Vipin Sharma, IAS, alleges that the former MS refused to hand over charge to the newly appointed MS, obstructing official documentation and disregarding a formal municipal order transferring authority.
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