05/02/2026
Dr Katelyn Welshans, Director of OBGYN Clerkship and ….“I feel that this student should be removed.”….these were the words.
Due to clinical obligations, you couldn’t talk to the student, but you didn’t want the GPC referral to be late. So the timeline of the GPC referral was more important than the student’s academic future? You were too busy to talk to him,but not too busy to support a wrong decision that could destroy someone’s years of hard work and tarnish his image—really?
Following Martin and Francis blindly-simply because they are your superiors but what about your job description? I believe you are paid more for the title you hold—“Clerkship Director”-it comes with responsibility and accountability.We,the taxpayers,students, and families,contribute to your paycheck—not Martin and Francis.
This incident happened in your supervised clinic. These students are your responsibility too.Wasn’t it your job to find out what actually happened instead following them blindly?After the tragedy, when you were telling people around you that it was “escalated far above me,”how can you say that when you were fully aware that Dr Martin & Dr Francis were planning to remove the student by 25th July?And you asked them what else they needed from you.Not only that, you forwarded an empty “grievance form”to them, which was supposed to be filled out-how do you justify that? Such a rush and procedural failure is hard to understand.
Tomorrow, if the same thing happens to your own child,how would you feel?If someone in authority asked you to take action against your child,would you do it without even questioning? Would you pass same verdict, “I feel like”?No,right? Then why are you sacrificing someone else’s child?
Does your job description say you must follow orders blindly from your seniors. What about your oath to serve the humanity and protect lives?Through your actions and inactions,you pushed a young,promising life into darkness.You could have prevented this. You are equally responsible along with Martin for this tragedy and for giving a family lifelong pain😢