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"My obstetrician-gynecologist is a sex offender": Why does Taiwan's physician disciplinary system raise questions?

A former obstetrician and gynecologist at National Taiwan University Hospital sexually assaulted a patient in 2021. However, during the four-year judicial process, he transferred to Taoyuan City to continue practicing without the knowledge of the local health bureau and the clinic where he was employed. This shocked public opinion. The incident highlighted the loopholes in the physician disciplinary system.

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"My obstetrician-gynecologist is a sex offender": Why does Taiwan's physician disciplinary system raise questions?
Source: BBC Chinese
台大醫院一名前婦產科醫師曾於2021年性侵病患,但在司法程序的四年期間,他轉到桃園市持續執業,而地方衛生局與任職診所事前毫不知情,引起輿論震驚,事件凸顯出醫師懲戒制度的漏洞。

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