Captain of the ship
Now that the names of the doctors and nurses of the now infamous humiliation of a gay patient by a
No less than the DOH has stated that several procedural rules have been broken. But it seems that the
And what exactly does this incident do to help a blooming and booming medical tourism industry in the country? This puts our entire medical tourism program in jeopardy and taints each and every Filipino medical practitioner seeking a future abroad. Another blow to the Filipino as a people. And I’m sure not one among the many medical agencies is willing to crucify these comedic opportunists posing as doctors. Right now both the DOH and the hospital are saying that only the Philippine Medical Association has the right to revoke their licenses to practice as physicians. I guess we all know where to focus our eyes on then. The question begs to be asked, “Would you trust your health or the health of loved ones to doctors?” If not, then what is the recourse? Fact is, we have no choice but to trust a Filipino surgeon at some point in our lives especially if we have no other means to go abroad.
Many, many editorials and exposés have been put out there and doctors and even brainwashed students have gone to the streets protesting even the slightest hint of Medical Malpractice taken up in Congress. No, they don’t want to be disciplined for “fear of ruining the trust relationship between a doctor to his patient” or “increase in costs of professional fees because we have to pay for insurance now”. But discipline is exactly what these medical practitioners need. Now. For all our sakes. And we will wait on the PMA for their action against these culprits. How the PMA conducts itself may spell all the difference between whether the PMA deserves the teeth, the power it wants in legislating that all doctors be required to fall under the PMA (just like all lawyers fall under jurisdiction of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines) or not.
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