Professional deviance in medical field - a time to rethink

Author: 
Manoj Mahadeo Ramugade

Medical profession is the noble profession as it directly concerns with saving the life of human being. Earlier doctors were treated like God by “thankful patients” who think them as Saviours of human race. With increasing general health and legal awareness doctor- patient relationship have no longer been a healthy relationship and transformed into a service provider and consumer relationship. Doctors are proud of their noble profession and fully aware of their responsibility towards their patients. Though, majority of doctors are decent and law abiding citizens of medical ethics, few are associated with malpractice and act illegally only for greed of money. This professional deviance not only harms the patient’s health but also encouraging white collar criminality in the medical profession and the society.

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1648-1651
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/23956429.ijcmpr20170055