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Bogus Doctors & Forged Medical Qualifications
Ep. 36
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Becoming a doctor takes years of dedication and ongoing training. Patients who are physically or mentally unwell, rely on medical professionals, trusting them implicitly to guide them back to health when they are at their most vulnerable. Nonetheless, there are instances when appearances can be deceiving, times when the family doctor isn’t a doctor at all, using a medical title they are not qualified to claim, and ruthlessly risking the safety of unwitting patients for personal gain…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, audio editing, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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