Tamil Nadu medical college dean expresses regret, reinstated, says minister

Tamil Nadu medical college dean expresses regret, reinstated, says minister

Removed last week after first-year medical students of Madurai Medical College took the Charak Shapath, instead of the Hippocratic oath, the medical college’s dean, Dr A Rathinavel, was reinstated on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said. Subramanian said Dr Rathinavel has apologised for the error, and that he will join back on Thursday […]

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Tamil Nadu medical college dean expresses regret, reinstated, says minister

Tamil Nadu medical college dean expresses regret, reinstated, says minister

Removed last week after first-year medical students of Madurai Medical College took the Charak Shapath, instead of the Hippocratic oath, the medical college’s dean, Dr A Rathinavel, was reinstated on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said. Subramanian said Dr Rathinavel has apologised for the error, and that he will join back on Thursday […]

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Charak oath row: Madurai Medical College students take the blame

Charak oath row: Madurai Medical College students take the blame

The student council leaders of Madurai Medical College have clarified that there was no specific direction from the college authorities to take the Maharshi Charak oath in Sanskrit. Citing that they have been following the National Medical Commission (NMC) on many academic matters, student council leader Jothish Kumaravel said on Monday that there was neither […]

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Dean of Madurai Medical College removed after students take Sanskrit Charak oath

Dean of Madurai Medical College removed after students take Sanskrit Charak oath

The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday removed the dean of Madurai Medical College, a day after its new students were administered the Maharshi Charak Shapath, in Sanskrit, instead of the usual Hippocratic Oath in English. The event, attended by two state ministers — Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan and Commercial Taxes Minister P Moorthy – […]

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