The Greedy Doctor – 2

Please Note: Although not essential, but it may be better if you read first the earlier post, ‘The Greedy Doctor’ at https://agnipathdoctors.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-greedy-doctor.html before reading this post.

In the ‘The Greedy Doctor’ it was meant that greed can serve as a positive motivator which ultimately benefits both the patient and the doctor. A doctor or any person, because of his/her greed should not do anything that is illegal, immoral, unethical or harmful or dangerous to self or others.

One of my senior colleagues gave an example of one of his colleague. The doctor in question was highly motivated by the urge to earn money.

Once, a very wealthy person in the city fell ill and his condition became quite critical. The team of treating doctors advised him to be shifted to higher center at Jaipur (the capital city) in the night itself. As his condition was very sick, the doctors advised him to be shifted in an ambulance accompanied by a doctor to take care of him on the way.

It was monsoon season with heavy rains and storm lashing the state with areas of waterlogging on the roads with overflowing rivers in between. When the relatives of the patient contacted some doctors, all of them refused to go in such dangerous weather condition in the night time. When they contacted the money-motivated doctor he agreed to accompany the patient in exchange for a hefty fee.

The patient with his attendants and the doctor started the journey in the turbulent weather condition in an ambulance. They reached Jaipur late in the night and doctor handed over the patient safely to the doctors at the higher center and in the dead of the night, in the stormy weather condition started the return journey.

The exhaustion of the ambulance driver, the time of the night, the limited visibility, the waterlogged roads, all took its toll and the ambulance met with a serious accident and the doctor expired on the spot.

 (Based on true incident)

— ND
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The Active Resident

Dr. Bruce and Dr. Tony (both Fictional names) were two Junior Residents working in the Department of Surgery in SMS Hospital, Jaipur (Fictional Name).

Dr. Bruce was hard working, always busy in ward work, taking excellent care of the patients admitted in the Unit. Dr. Tony was care-free and his ward work was usually incomplete.

Dr. Bruce noticed that paradoxically the Unit Head use to favour Dr. Tony more than him. Dr. Bruce used to receive sever scolding even over some minor mistake in his work while many blunders and omission of work by Dr. Tony used to be overlooked by the Unit Head. The Unit Head also used to give Dr. Tony more surgeries in the Operation Theater.

Frustrated, Dr. Bruce approached his Senior Resident, Dr. Hansraj Chawla (Fictional Name).

“Sir,” said Dr. Bruce asked Dr. Chawla, “Even though I work very hard in the ward and take good care of the patients, the Unit Head is not pleased by me. He shows definite partiality in his behaviour towards my colleague, Dr. Bruce, even though he is lazy in his ward work.”

“Can you tell me the reason for this?” asked Dr. Bruce.

Dr. Chawla sagely replied, “It is all due to Dr. Tony’s social activities.”

“Social activities?” asked an amazed Dr. Bruce. “I never see Dr. Tony doing any social service work. Does he goes to free medical camps or give time to an orphanage or old-age home?” asked Dr. Bruce.

“You are quite naïve if you think in today’s digital world, social activity means social service work.” Said Dr. Chawla. “I refer to Dr. Tony’s social media activity on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, etc.”

“Dr. Tony is connected digitally to the Unit Head on all major platforms. He is the first person to post greetings on the Unit Head’s birthday, anniversary, etc on his Facebook and WhatsApp account. He is the first person to like and share all of the Unit Head’s post on Facebook. He remarks in most eulogizing terms even to minor achievements of the Unit Head on the social media. Whenever the Unit Head post some surgical achievement on Facebook or WhatsApp, he is full of praises, such as, ‘Only you could have done such a complex surgery, Sir’. ‘Proud to be a student of such a great surgeon, Sir’, ‘Highly lucky to part of your team, Sir,’ and so on. When the Unit Head post pictures of his vacation, he is first to comment such as, ‘Missing you very much here’, ‘You really deserve some vacation time after the hard work you do here’,” explained Dr. Chawla.

Remember in today’s digital world, Social Media Activity may influence your Boss / Head of Department / Unit Head / Supervisor more than your actual Ward or Office work.

(Based on a true incident)

— ND
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DISCLAIMER: This article is intended only for fun purpose. The author does not promote or recommend any behaviour illustrated here or claim it to be useful. Use of the information herein is at you one's own risk. Before trying to emulate or follow anything the reader is well advised to take into account ethical, moral, legal and other considerations. The author recommends that Medical Education should be of the highest ethical and moral level keeping in mind the interest of the patient as foremost and according to MCI and other Board’s norm. 

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