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...letters of reference and add out voice to those already calling for adoption of the committee's code. Its swift acceptance is particularly important given the heinous nature of the incident from which the recommendation report stemmed--the case of the two Med School doctors who endorsed Dr. Arif Hussain, a convicted gang-rapist, for a Buffalo hospital...
...largest controversy within the national medical community crupted when it was revealed after the train that three Harvard affiliated doctors wrote flattering letters of recommendation which Hussain used to obtain a position on the staff of anaesthesia at the Buffalo Children's Hospital. None of the letters mentioned his prior rape conviction...
...School released a "golden rule" policy which stated that letters must include comments about both a doctor's strengths and weaknesses. The policy was called a statement of common sense but still a somewhat needed affirmation of principles. "The whole medical community was really shaken [by the Hussain recommendations]." r. Curtis Prout, assistant clinical professor of medicine, said last week...
Although the medical community has seemed somewhat unsure about how to deal with the DiPietro rape and letters of recommendation, it has been clearer on the implications of the latest charges against Hussain. The universal feeling is that any kind of assault on a patient is a most serious matter and definitely does affect his ability to practice...
...Hussain case has forced the medical community to evaluate itself and although not everyone agrees on the exact action that should be taken, much attention has been given to the question of whether or not a doctor convicted of a crime of violence not directly related to his profession should be treated the same way as once who commits the same crime in the course of his work. Perhaps more importantly the medical community is beginning to consider what doctors responsibilities are to each other and how the profession should monitor itself...