‘Crammer college’ doctor struck off for sharing confidential exam questions: UKÂ
The doctor 'procured and shared' confidential exam questions while tutoring IMGs, tribunal hears
A doctor in the UK has been struck off after a tribunal found he had shared confidential exam material with IMGs preparing to sit a clinical exam.
Dr Nikhilesh Vardhineni worked as a tutor at Aspire college, a so-called ‘crammer’ institution for IMGs, which offered courses on passing the two-part Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) exam.
The exam included an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) featuring 18 clinical stations that presented medical scenarios using either an actor or manikin.Â
Dr Vardhineni himself sat the exam three times, according to the finding by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.Â
