- All aspiring doctors must complete a compulsory year of rotation in hospitals to put into practice what they learned at university.
- The student Fernando Villalobos faces a complicated situation because he is accused of the alleged theft of healing equipment from a CDMX hospital.
- The student defends himself by assuring that he did not steal but that there is a strong shortage of medical supplies at the ISSSTE.
The situation inside the Institute of Security and Social Services of State Workers (ISSSTE) is in a difficult moment due to the recent accusation against an Undergraduate Medical Intern (MIP). The young man remained deprived of his liberty for several days for the crime of alleged robbery. Although he has already been released, the legal process against him remains active.
In this case the affected is the young Ferdinand Villalobos25 years old, who does his rotation in the Hospital 1º de Octubre located in Mexico City. This obligatory process for all aspiring doctors saw an unexpected turn on October 18.
All students and workers must undergo a screening to leave the hospital
By instruction of the authorities, all students and workers must undergo a review to be able to leave the hospital. During the afternoon of that day the ISSSTE MIP He was ready to go home. The drawback was that they detected various syringes, needles and gloves in his power. At that time he was requested the support of a patrol and he was detained for several days.
Since the case was revealed, a strong discussion has been generated. For their part, the health authorities insist that the illicit activity must be judged and threaten to continue to the last consequences. While the medical guild created the hashtag #JusticiaParaFer to denounce what they claim is an injustice and an attack on Human Rights.
In fact, during the past Doctor’s Day, several demonstrations were held inside hospitals throughout the country. In some cases there was a work stoppage as a protest against what happened with the ISSSTE MIP.
The real problem: Shortage of medical supplies
For his part, the defendant has begun to give his first statements to explain what really happened. Through an interview for the portal Political Animal indicated that never stole material. What happened is that supply shortages are common in your hospital. Therefore, everything he had in his power was for Use it in your shift the next day.
In this regard, the young man assures that the shortage of material affects all medical personnel because they cannot carry out their duties. While when it happens, patients always get upset with doctors, although in reality the problem comes from above. To avoid this type of conflict, he decided to save several healing supplies.
Now, although through the photographs disseminated by the ISSSTE it seems that it is a large amount of equipment, in reality it is little and of low value. Dr. Andrés Castañeda, coordinator of the Collective of Physicians in Trainingensures that the total cost does not exceed 500 pesos.
📝 INFORMATION CARD
will not tolerate #Issste acts of theft or improper practices that affect attention to right.
🔗https://t.co/hrznTIizCS pic.twitter.com/d3MV3aL7au– ISSSTE (@ISSSTE_mx) October 20, 2022
On the other hand, various doctors have accused each other of what happened with the ISSSTE MIP. In fact, they mention that it is quite common for students to do this practice due to the worrying shortage of supplies in public hospitals.
With the above in mind, the real crime is the one committed by federal authorities. They do not provide all of their medical staff with enough equipment to carry out their duties. While in the case of MIP’s and residents they are even exploited by being forced to work more than 24 hours in a row.
Meanwhile, although Fernando Villalobos is already free, the criminal proceedings against him continue. While the case has uncovered one of the biggest problems that prevails in the field of health in our country. Too much is demanded of medical personnel, but on many occasions they are not offered the minimum necessary to fulfill their duties.
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