How to avoid bad decisions that can ruin your career

About once a fortnight I deliver a day long, one-to-one ethics course to a medical student, doctor, or dentist. These clients, usually referred to me by their concerned legal advisers, are undergoing disciplinary proceedings and are fighting for their professional lives.The allegations against them are varied. Some have had sex with patients; some have harassed or bullied colleagues; some have breached patient privacy by looking at acquaintances’ medical records; some have lied to the coroner about the clinical care provided to patients; some have committed violent crimes (or done lesser crimes but failed to notify their regulator about them); some have defrauded the NHS by claiming payment for fictitious work or have left an NHS shift early to attend their private practice; and some have forged signatures, made up feedback forms, or misused social media.Having conducted around 100 of these intensive “remedial ethics” sessions, I’ve asked myself this question: what…
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