He death from the resident physician of the Javeriana University, Catalina Gutiérrezgenerated a response from the Superintendent of Health, Luis Carlos Leal, who questioned the fact that there was no way to file complaints about abuses committed in this work.
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Gutierrez’s death uncovered a series of inappropriate practices, workplace harassment and other situations that would have been the reasons for the doctor to make the decisionThe story of the Javeriana resident surgeon generated a wave of testimonies from other doctors who suffered harassment and working days of more than 16 hours.
In responseLeal said that “Violence cannot be the way to educate about health. Solidarity with the family of Dr. Catalina Gutierrez. No more mistreatment, fundamental solutions in all medical schoolsto”, tweeted through his X account.
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He also pointed out that They are working on generating a line of communication”to report any type of workplace abuse that exists for all health workers.” He added that “It is necessary that this current moment makes us do more than reflect and makes us really demand and raise or reconsider how medical education in our country is having great impacts.s”.
After the student’s death became known, The University issued a statement, through which it asserts that they have “developed strategies in this regard“, although they say that work with teachers and students must be strengthened to avoid similar situations in the future.
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The institution reported that during this weekMeetings and dialogue spaces will be held with professors and residents to “establish the best course of action.” They said that any situations “that are not in line with our way of proceeding” will be reviewed in order to take corrective measures.
It is worth noting that Gutiérrez’s case is not the only one in which situations of harassment and pressure from the bosses towards the residents have been evidenced, which is why actions have been called to correct these cases.
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