The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba has been raked in the media recently for its handling of a sexual misconduct complaint against a doctor now charged with 22 counts of sexual assault. How do other colleges deal with these complaints?
The guidance notes docs may choose to keep professional and personal accounts on social media but that the professional and personal are not always easily separated.
Dr. Benedict Glover claims Dr. Sophia Duong had accused him falsely to coerce settlement monies. She admits giving him verbal consent but said she was extremely intoxicated and, as a medical resident under his supervision, was conditioned to do as he said.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has revoked the certificate of Dr. Ashim Verma, who has also agreed to never apply for reinstatement as a doctor in the province.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has been criticized in media reports for covering up complaints against Dr. Allan Selig Gordon. But the CPSO says 'nothing was removed, nothing was secret. There was no attempt to hide things.'
