Doctors call for meeting to clarify why president resigned from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Colleagues who contacted Elder were told that he had been forced out of office because of an alleged conflict of interest. No further details were given as to the nature of the conflict of interest. In his resignation letter Strachan said decisions were taken that “forced the resignation of an elect...

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 369; p. m2387
Main Author Christie, Bryan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 12.06.2020
Subjects
Colleges & universities
Conflicts of interest
Coronaviruses
Councils
COVID-19
Presidents
Resignations
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:Colleagues who contacted Elder were told that he had been forced out of office because of an alleged conflict of interest. No further details were given as to the nature of the conflict of interest. In his resignation letter Strachan said decisions were taken that “forced the resignation of an elected president before council had an opportunity to consider the situation [and] . . . what was in effect a direct order [was given] to council to appoint one individual as president, ignoring the laws of our college.”
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ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.m2387