In recent days, the case of Marilyn Cote, a lawyer who pretended to be a psychiatrist and deceived multiple people to whom she offered her services as a specialist in neuropsychology and psychiatry. However, the woman does not have a professional license that allows her to treat and prescribe controlled medications. This case has raised alarms among experts about the dangers of receiving care from uncertified people.
Eduardo Márquez, endocrinologist at the Mexican Society of Endocrinology, explained that The risks that receiving attention from charlatans can represent are direct to health.. “The first risk is that a health professional knows what his or her scope and limits are; After the diagnostic process, you need to go to the intervention, and every action or inaction will have effects,” he commented.
Rodrigo Ramos Zúñiga, professor of the Department of Neurosciences at the CUCS of the UdeG, provided recommendations on what data to require from medical personnel to corroborate that they are certified. “It is important to verify that your credentials, accreditations and identifications are up to date. “Just check if there is an ID.”
Among them, There are institutions such as the National Registry of Professionals, the Medical Arbitration Commission or Cofepris, which guarantee the certification of workers in the health sector. or, where appropriate, prescribed medications.
This is not the first time this type of situation has happened: at the beginning of this century, the case of the so-called “Matabellas” arose in Guadalajara. Miriam Yukie Gaona Padilla, who was arrested in June 2002 after being denounced by dozens of women who accused them of having been treated by her with aesthetic procedures that caused damage to their health.
The woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the crime of usurpation of functions and injuries; However, it came out in 2014. He performed procedures in which he injected edible or vehicle oils into women, resulting in more than 100 being affected with damage to their health.
In addition, the social network account “@CharlatanesMed”, has exposed multiple cases of false doctors in different professions, such as an alleged orthodontist and also a man who was exposed in Guadalajara for being an alleged surgeon.
To identify if a recipe is false or true, it is enough to corroborate the ID number indicated on it. to check if he is a certified and educated medical professional or a quack.
Steps to verify the validity of a doctor’s credentials
- Consult the National Registry of Professionals: Enter the full name or ID number on the portal of the Ministry of Public Education.
- Review the National Council for Certification in General Medicine, AC and the General Medicine Council of the State of Jalisco, AC.
- Confirms in the National Public Health Council: This institution offers information on the validation of health professionals in specific areas.
