The absence of an explicit order from the Health Department or Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, restraining the use of the ‘Maharishi Charak Shapath’ instead of the traditional Hippocratic Oath, as recommended by the National Medical Commission, could have led to the bungling during the ‘white coat ceremony’ at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, according to a senior doctor.
Though the Dean, A. Rathinavel, has denied knowledge of the new oath being proposed in the schedule of the ceremony, officials say the Dean alone could not be held responsible.
