Medical Council says Mahidol has to handle fraud claim in dog’s death

By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital is responsible for investigating an allegation that one of its students poisoned his pet dog in a bid to gain compensation from another party, the Thai Medical Council said on Monday. 

 

Council spokeswoman Chanwalee Srisukho said it had no mandate to judge the student’s morals or ethics, but it does have a sub-committee that works with medical schools in such cases. 

 

The comments follow a complaint filed with Sutthisan police in Bangkok last week by Nattanan Jeerawiwitporn, owner of a Bangkok-based transport firm.

 

Nattanan alleged that a medical student had attempted to defraud her by demanding compensation over the death of his insured pet Pomeranian, when in fact, she said, the firm had delivered the dog safely to a clinic in Nakhon Ratchasima. 

 

An initial police investigation found that the accused had apparently faked a certificate stating the dog’s purchase price. The student is to be summoned for questioning later this week.

 

Chanwalee said Dr Prasit Wattanapa, dean of the faculty and also president of the Medical Council, would consider the matter fairly, weighing potential harm to both the student and patients at the hospital.

 

She pointed out that the Medical Profession Act 1982 prohibits anyone who is convicted of a crime from obtaining a licence to practise medicine. 

 

She said most students in the faculty had been top of their classes in high school and were often prone to stress. The student accused of fraud has been identified as a victim of stress.

 

One study overseas found that 20 per cent of medical students had “mental issues” stemming from stress and 20 per cent of those were deemed at risk of attempting suicide, Chanwalee noted.

 

As a result, Thai medical schools have lecturers who are specialists in psychiatry overseeing and regularly screening students to try and ensure that those with minor issues receive treatment and those with serious problems are reassigned to less stressful positions.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30326372

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-11

Double Pomicide? Med Student Accused Of Killing 2nd Puppy

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

BANGKOK — A sixth-year student from a top university medical school was summoned by police Monday to hear charges related to allegations he killed not one but two Pomeranian puppies as part of a compensation scam.

 

Pattarapong Songsabkul of Mahidol University was to appear at Sutthisan Police Station on Monday afternoon to acknowledge charges of animal cruelty, fraud and money laundering in two cases since August, according to police Col. Toempao Siriphuban.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/crime-crime/2017/09/11/double-pomicide-med-student-accused-killing-2nd-puppy/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-09-11

all this fuss over insurance fraud and a mutt //

12 minutes ago, Lamkyong said:

all this fuss over insurance fraud and a mutt //

Yes you could simplify it and say that.

If this student was to become a doctor and would have had the means to decide over life or death of patients it becomes a little bit more of an issue don't you think?

 

Edited September 11, 20178 yr by jvs

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital is responsible for investigating an allegation that one of its students poisoned his pet dog in a bid to gain compensation from another party, the Thai Medical Council said on Monday. 

 

Council spokeswoman Chanwalee Srisukho said it had no mandate to judge the student’s morals or ethics,

A medical school has no mandate to check on a students morals or ethics?

 

Really?

 

I thought ethics were a major part of medical training...

He should be charged with owning something impersonating a dog. 

18 minutes ago, jvs said:

Yes you could simplify it and say that.

If this student was to become a doctor and would have had the means to decide over life or death of patients it becomes a little bit more of an issue don't you think?

 

no i do not think that     its a mutt simple

Thai medical council does not have responsibility over Thai medical students...that rests with the medical schools

 

MSs should have clear p/p in place to handle such matters...

 

the Thai medical council probably acts in some advisory role if called upon...

 

another case of feeling sorry for the culprit and a few wais and a bouquet of flowers will let this student slide through...a soft and weak culture produces such by-products and low standards 

Edited September 11, 20178 yr by cardinalblue

...it had no mandate to judge the student’s morals or ethics...

I always assumed that both high morals and ethics were paramount to the medical profession... oh well, maybe I should have become a doctor then...