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Letters Corruption in medicine

We need to stop pretending that everything is OK with the Indian healthcare system

BMJ 2014; 349 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g4628 (Published 15 July 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g4628
  1. Rajesh Chauhan, consultant in family medicine1
  1. 1Family Healthcare Centre, 154 Sector 6-B (HIG), Avas Vikas Colony, Sikandra, Agra 282007, India
  1. drchauhanrajesh{at}yahoo.com

Corruption, the best kept dirty secret in medicine, has eventually tumbled out into the open.1 It has been reported that question papers, even those for postgraduate entrance examinations and entrance examinations to some of the most reputable Indian medical colleges have been leaked, sold, and answers provided.2 3 4 Perhaps this campaign will be the …

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