Thai Senator Faces Charges Over False Skincare Specialist Claims

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The Medical Council of Thailand has unveiled its plans to charge Senator Keskamol Pleansamai for falsely asserting she is a skincare specialist, lacking the necessary certifications.

 

Yesterday, the council’s board determined that 46 year old Keskamol had breached Section 32 of the Medical Professions Act. This comes after she publicly presented herself as a skincare specialist without the appropriate qualifications.

 

Secretary-General Ittaporn Kanacharoen has been assigned to delve into Keskamol’s claims, assessing if they breach ethical standards. A review is set for August 8.

 

Kanacharoen noted on Facebook that, out of 76,000 doctors in Thailand, only 40,000 are certified specialists. He stressed that a basic medical degree qualifies one as a general practitioner, not a specialist, without further certification.

 

Under Section 44 of the Medical Professions Act, any doctor falsely claiming specialist status faces a one-year imprisonment and a 10,000 baht fine, with the risk of licence revocation.

 

Keskamol, who graduated from Rangsit University with a medical degree, stands behind four beauty clinics and commands a significant online presence. Despite this, her purported multiple graduate degrees and professorship have drawn scrutiny.

 

One such claim includes a PhD from the California University Foreign Credentials Evaluation Institution, which only issues certificates, not degrees.

 

When running for the Senate, Keskamol opted for the Freelance Workers group, acknowledging the strong competition in the Public Health group.

 

In response to the backlash, her lawyer, Decha Kittiwittayanan, clarified that Keskamol is currently a doctoral candidate at Maejo University in Chiang Mai, not a graduate. The university confirmed her status as a second-year student in a three-year doctoral programme.

 

Decha argued that media misreporting contributed to the misunderstanding of Keskamol’s credentials. Regarding allegations of misleading the public about her linkage to the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), he emphasised she was there solely for research purposes.

 

Picture courtesy: Thai Rath

 

-- 2024-07-19

 

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[brianthainess]

Who'd have thunk that. Still at least she called herself a specialist and not an

EXPERT........... tic.

[Korat Kiwi]

Didn't take long for the knives to come out... 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Who'd have thunk that. Still at least she called herself a specialist and not an

EXPERT........... tic.

Trying to get herself above others sometimes means keeping your head down and trap shut... 

[ourmanflint]

This woman would be great in a horror movie, scares the shoot out of me. How do fakers always do so well?

[Korat Kiwi]

3 minutes ago, ourmanflint said:

This woman would be great in a horror movie, scares the shoot out of me. How do fakers always do so well?

A bit like this huh? 

 

[TheFishman1]

There’s many many things in Thailand that are fake TIT

[CallumWK]

 

I knew I had seen her before

 

[Korat Kiwi]

18 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

I knew I had seen her before

 

My god,  the resemblance is uncanny.  Just put the bowtie on her and they'd be sisters. 

[kingstonkid]

I am willing to bet she may be first but won't be the last. A lot of investigation going on.  Also going to be interesting how this Senate deals with PTP.

[Artisi]

Didn't take long did it, stay tuned for more to come. 

[dinsdale]

Get rid of all the frauds in the Senate. That should do it. Most Senate seats would be emptied. National election to vote in new Senate with no stupid qualifications attached, free and fair with international scrutiny and then maybe Thailand can take a step down the road to being a grown up not a petulant adolescent.

[brianthainess]

She would get along with the clown PM