"Romford doctors struck off for helping students 'cheat' on medical exams"
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Two Essex doctors have been banned from practicing following allegations that they helped medical students cheat on their exams. Dr Elmira Yaghmaei and Dr Hamed Salehi both worked at Common Stations PLAB Academy in Romford, which offered students Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) 2 exam courses.
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The initial concerns in the case of Dr Yaghmaei, a tutor at Common Stations, arose following a PLAB 2 exam day in February 2019 when a General Medical Council (GMC) member of staff found a folder left at the Clinical Assessment Centre. The folder contained a large volume of information about the PLAB exam and wording within the pages claimed copyright on behalf of Common Stations, which suggested ownership by Dr Yaghmaei.
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One note from a Seema Khan said: "All the stations were exactly word by word the same as we were taught and I already knew the diagnosis/differentials/what questions to ask etc before going into the cubicle… it was like magic!!!"
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It was claimed that Dr Salehi created and distributed teaching materials containing exam information to students being tutored by Common Stations, assisting them to obtain an "unfair advantage". The GMC also said that Dr Salehi made posts on social media and distributed leaflets stating that Common Stations had achieved a 100 per cent pass rate in PLAB 2.