title: White coated corruption.
abstract: This essay documents the state of the medical profession which was once a respected line of work but today is corrupted at every level, from medical education to medical practice, and ir both the private and government sectors. It calls for doctors, thE government and the public to act against dishonest doctors restore the dignity of the profession and work for the benefit of society.
authors.affiliation: Department of Evening Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India. vjkmahajan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mahajan
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime / Q000941:ethics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008318:Malpractice; D011203:Poverty; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000941:ethics; D011640:Public Policy; D013222:State Medicine / Q000941:ethics