A Spokane, Wash., anesthesiologist agreed to take ethics training following allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of a patient.
Michael Ferries, MD, who previously worked at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, was accused of abusing a patient underanesthesia in May 2023, according to the Washington Medical Commission.
Dr. Ferries must now complete an ethics course, a boundaries course, write a paper summarizing his learnings, notify patients that he is under stipulation for four years, and pay cost recovery, according to March 27 release from the commission.