Wednesday 4 March 2009

Is this left of our Nobel profession?

Gradual degeneration of RSDhaliwal professional values in almost every walk of life does not surprise any more. High  priests, doctors, judges, lawyers, leaders,  teachers or administrators name any profession or vocation where we don't see  a rapid fall of all those values which the very same person is supposed to behold! The least said the best.

This case of PGI Chandigarh's cardiac surgeon who was also heading his department is probably the first of its kind in the world where the "supposed life giver" was operating and minting money even from dead bodies! Shame, shame shame.

What do I read in this episode?

It was not possible for this scandalous practice to go on for several years without the knowledge of many who were around the accused surgeon Dhaliwal! But look at the irony, no one dared to bring this to the notice to the public at large!

Why?

Afraid of being persecuted? why bother? nothing will happen? and some similar sounding voices will come up.

Let us ask ourselves, how many of us are also aware of rampant scandalous practices of different nature perpetuated in our profession? and what do we do about it? Most of us do nothing about it!

This instance of successful prosecution of a senior heart surgeon Dhaliwal from a reputed institution of national prestige must help to repose some faith in the scared or unconcerned minds (all is not dead), so that more such corrupt and dirty weed can be eradicated from the Nobel profession of medicine.  

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am terribly shaken! It brings me back to the same question that is haunting me for years now. Where are we headed to? Why has the society become so decrepit? Nevertheless I thank God for he is not part of our symposium. I dread sharing any space with such people.
Thanks for your timely advice and guidance

Anonymous said...

i quite agree with you,its same everywhere,we have a lot of examples in my institution,such are cases of some our doctors which even the medical students recognize their inefficiency yet they rose to become professors.

By the way what was the criminal act of this Cardiac surgeon Dhaliwal you mentioned? You have not mentioned in your blog post.

what an unfortunate act from somebody who has the heart and the life of a patient in his hand? the question i keep asking especially with the overt corrupt Nigerian
politicians: what are they going to do with all the billions they stole to deprive the poor of the country a humane living and even endangering their life?I wish one
day they will give me a convincing answer.

Have a wonderful day.

Anonymous said...

I have known about Dr (sic) Dhaliwal for quite some time and his misdeeds. Now I am filled with a sense of palpable relief that he did not select me for an MCh seat in December '03!! Reinforces my belief that whatever happens, does so for a purpose, no exceptions...with regards,
Anirban