PG from Seychelles: Tamil Nadu Medical Council lens on MBBS doctor for practicing as Surgeon
Chennai:A Vellore-based MBBS doctor, who has been practising as a surgeon in the area is now currently under the radar of Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) for holding an unrecognized post-graduate degree in surgery.
The doctor in question, identified as one Dr P Shankar confessed to the state medical council that he had bought the PG certificate by paying Rs 6 lakh. During his post-graduation medical course, he hadn't attended any training. He just wrote an examination and received the certificate right away.
According to a confirmation made by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council's President Dr K Senthil, "Dr P Shankar had got the certificate by paying Rs 6 lakh through a broker in Pune. During inquiry, he told us he did not attend classes or training. He wrote an examination and was given the certificate the same day."
TOI reports that Dr Shankar produced a "passing certificate" dated February 26, 2017, from University of Seychelles- American Institute of Medicine. A giveaway, however, was the degree certificate he produced: It was dated two days ahead of the date on the passing certificate.
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