IMA panel to probe Dr. Tadvi’s death in Maharashtra
In the backdrop of the suicide by Dr. Payal Tadvi, the Indian Medical Association has formed a five-member fact-finding committee to look at the larger issues concerning the resident doctors working in the State’s public hospitals.
The committee will review the critical factors that led to her death and recommend how to avoid such incidents in future.
Tadvi, 26, a second-year resident doctor in the gynaecology department of Topiwala National Medical College attached to B.Y.L. Nair Hospital committed suicide on May 22.
Three senior resident doctors have been booked in the case after Tadvi’s parents alleged harassment and caste slurs by them.
“IMA’s fact-finding team will study comprehensively the complex issue and is expected to submit its report to IMA national president in a week’s time,” it stated.
Referring to the allegations of casteism, the statement said that if true, it is a matter of serious concern which has to be addressed.
