DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
DR. JUDI DIANNE MARCIN
PRACTICE LOCATION: Woodstock
AREA OF PRACTICE: Family Medicine (Psychotherapy)
HEARING INFORMATION: Proceeded in Absence of
Physician, and Counsel
On July 25, 2018, the Discipline Committee found
that Dr. Marcin committed an act of professional
misconduct in that: she has been found guilty of an
offence relevant to her suitability to practice; she has
engaged in conduct or an act or omission relevant
to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all
the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by
members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofes-
sional; she has engaged in conduct unbecoming a
physician; she has failed to maintain the standard
of practice of the profession; and she contravened
a term, condition or limitation on her certificate of
registration. The Committee also found that Dr Mar-
cin is incompetent.
The alleged misconduct occurred prior to July 7,
2016, when Dr. Marcin ceased to be a member of the
College (the Discipline Committee ordered revoca-
tion of Dr. Marcin’s certificate of registration in a
2016 hearing).
Dr. Marcin did not attend the hearing, nor did
counsel attend on her behalf.
The College adduced evidence from College In-
vestigators, a Compliance Case Manager, Patient A,
a representative of OHIP and an expert in family
medicine and psychotherapy. After considering the
evidence, the Discipline Committee found:
• Dr. Marcin contravened a term, condition, or limi-
tation on her certificate of registration, and engaged
in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional
conduct, by breaching her April 2014 undertaking
regarding her work hours and working on prohib-
ited days of the week.
• Dr. Marcin contravened a term, condition, or limi-
tation on her certificate of registration, by breach-
ing her April 2015 undertaking by practising family
medicine outside of the scope of practice.
• Dr. Marcin failed to maintain the standard of
practice of the profession in her practice of fam-
ily medicine, by failing to adequately document
clinical evaluations, in improper prescribing of
lansoprazole and in failing to communicate and
collaborate appropriately with another health-care
professional regarding Patient X. Dr. Marcin’s lack
of judgment is such that she is incompetent in fam-
ily medicine.
• Dr. Marcin failed to maintain the standard of prac-
tice of the profession and displayed a lack of judg-
ment in her prescribing of antidepressants to pa-
tients. Dr. Marcin’s lack of judgment is such that she
is incompetent in her prescribing of antidepressants.
• Dr. Marcin engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable
or unprofessional conduct, by breaching her April
2015 undertaking by practising family medicine
outside of her scope of practice, in misrepresenting
herself to third parties as a primary care physician,
in failing to maintain the standard of practice of
the profession in family medicine and prescribing
antidepressants, and in that she displayed a lack of
judgment such that she is incompetent in family
medicine and prescribing antidepressants.
• Dr. Marcin engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable
or unprofessional conduct and failed to maintain
the standard of practice of the profession, in pro-
viding care to family members contrary to College
policy.
• Dr. Marcin has been found guilty of an offence
relevant to her suitability to practice by failing to
comply with a probation order to pay restitution in
relation to a prior conviction for OHIP fraud. This
conduct also constitutes conduct unbecoming a
physician and disgraceful, dishonourable or unpro-
fessional conduct.
• Dr. Marcin engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable
or unprofessional conduct by violating professional
boundaries in relation to and borrowing money
from Patient A.
ORDER
The Discipline Committee ordered immediate re-
vocation of Dr. Marcin’s certificate of registration*; a
reprimand and payment to the College for its hearing
costs in the amount of $30,540.
*The Committee noted that physicians have a
statutory entitlement to seek reinstatement of their
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