Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one’s behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete. Mason Cooley The medical profession in India is in crisis and society no longer holds the medical profession in the high esteem it used to in the past. Most honest doctors would agree that ethical standards in the profession are deteriorating, and this seems to be a downward spiral. When, where and why does the rot start – and what can we do about it ?
Most people still believe that when youngsters join medical college in order to become doctors, they usually do it because they have idealistic goals and want to serve and help others. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that doctors have a good income, but that’s like icing on the cake . You would expect that by the time they become doctors, after going through five & half years of medical college and three years of residency…
