We Are Not Specialits, We Are Your Residents!
There was a phrase that was often attached to the statement 'Let them go if they want to go.' 'We have young resident doctors! They will cover the gap!'
Can this gap really be filled in this way? Let's also consider this from the perspective of health law...
First and foremost, there are situations that require specialization in every aspect of medicine. For example, diagnosing 'retrocecal appendicitis' is not the duty of a general practitioner, just as managing diabetic ketoacidosis or performing a heart angiogram isn't. Let's take it even further, like performing surgery on someone with tongue/lip cancer...
As we change examples, we are beginning to be a little astonished, aren't we? Resident doctors are essentially general practitioners, and both guidelines and previous decisions have repeatedly emphasized that residents cannot perform interventions that fall under the authority of specialists.
Furthermore, one of the factors that legally validate a medical intervention is, guess what? Yes, you guessed it right! It should fall within the scope of the specialist's authority...
When you think about all this from a legal standpoint, what protects you if you are involved in a lawsuit as an resident doctor? On top of that, for resident doctors who are at the bottom of the 'medical nutrition chain,' a lost lawsuit means a draining legal process, imposed compensations, and penalties...
So, do you still not want to learn HEALTH LAW? Come and join us... Learn to protect yourself, realize the strength of an army that will defend you...
We, as the Medical Malpractice Association, are here for you!
Spc. Dr. Barış Doğukan Işıkoğlu
President of the Medical Malpractice Association
