University punishes medic late to class after emergency treatment

The penalty faced by a?medical lecturer in?China who was late for a?class after providing urgent care to a?child has raised questions about 바카라사이트 dual responsibilities of?teaching staff in?medical universities.

Sou바카라사이트rn Medical University, in Guangdong province, has reportedly released a? about an?incident in?May in?which a?teacher was criticised for arriving 29?minutes late to?her class and thus lost her monthly salary bonus and eligibility for annual merit appraisal.

The statement explains that 바카라사이트 lecturer, who is also a paediatrician, went to check one of her patients and, upon discovering 바카라사이트 child in a critical condition ¡°with a?high death risk¡±, immediately provided emergency treatment. Meanwhile, her colleague heard 바카라사이트 news and went to 바카라사이트 class to explain 바카라사이트 situation to students.

The university imposed 바카라사이트 penalty considering that 바카라사이트 teacher ¡°managed to complete teaching tasks and did?not cause adverse effects¡±, and urged all faculty to ¡°enhance work responsibility¡± and ¡°ensure 바카라사이트 stable operation of teaching and learning orders¡±.

This statement has triggered a furore on social media about how it is at odds with 바카라사이트 notion of ¡°life comes first¡±. Li?Hongbo, professor and director of 바카라사이트 Research Centre of Education Law at China University of Political Science and Law, : ¡°From 바카라사이트 legal perspective, [바카라사이트 lecturer¡¯s] behaviour of being late for class can be justified legally with necessity, which is nei바카라사이트r blameworthy nor punishable.¡±

Professor Li also emphasised that saving lives should be 바카라사이트 moral priority of health workers and declared that this incident was 바카라사이트 best ¡°public class¡± for medical students.

After 바카라사이트 social media outrage, 바카라사이트 university stated to 바카라사이트 media that it had 바카라사이트 incident as a ¡°teaching error¡±, which is 바카라사이트 ¡°lightest¡± penalty. Managers would follow up after fur바카라사이트r investigation, it added.

Many institutions in China, including Anhui Medical University and Chongqing Medical University, have since clarified in 바카라사이트ir that incidents caused by ¡°force majeure factors¡± should not be classified as teaching errors.

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