FG Tasks 348 Newly Inducted Doctors on Ethics, Standards
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The federal government has asked newly inducted foreign trained medical doctors to ensure strict adherence to laid down professional ethics and standards.
Speaking at the induction ceremony of 348 foreign trained medical and dental professionals in Abuja on Tuesday, the Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Prof. Fatima Kyari charged the young doctors to strive and maintain high standards and excellent performance while carrying out their services.
She said that by the induction, the Council has entered into a pact with the doctors on their ethics and code of conduct as practising doctors in Nigeria.
The Registrar reminded the trainee doctors that apart from registration fee, they are not to pay any money to be posted for Housemanship, adding that it is an offence to do so.
“The profession is something that is watched worldwide and I know that Nigerian doctors are sought for all over the world because our doctors are well trained, they have experience and they can fit well into any situation they find themselves,” she said.
The Registrar warned the doctors against unprofessional acts, saying that anyone found wanting for misconduct or even character breach will be duly investigated by the Medical and Dental Investigative panel.
She added that, “if a doctor is found wanting, his case will be transferred to the Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal for trial.
“If the doctor is found guilty, several strips of sanctions can be executed, from warnings to suspension and even total erasure and retrieval of his practising certificate.
“The study and practice of medicine is very difficult and it is a whole lot of responsibility,” she said
On his part, the president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Dr. Bala Audu advised the young doctors to be mindful of their actions while handling cases at the hospital.
“Every aspect of your humanity will come to bear on your day-to-day responsibilities in all the roles you play in your life, not just in a patient’s care but in everything you do.
“You will be respected by the society and the society will expect that at all places, at all times that you will behave to a standard that is expected of you as a doctor.”
