Frank Abagnale might just have his own protégé.
A US teen has been caught out in a hospital in Palm Beach, after posing as a staff doctor for a month.The teenager borrowed a white coat from the Anaesthesiology department, name badge and stethoscope for his stint, and that was all he needed to pull off the hoax in the medical facility.
The teen, who will remain anonymous due to his age, was taking part in daily life in St. Mary’s Medical Center for four weeks before he was found out while ‘sitting-in’ on another doctor’s examination of a patient.
After discovering the boy’s real identity, hospital staff contacted the teen’s mother and police. His mum said her son was ill and had not been taking his medication.
Dr. Sebastian Kent, one of the real doctors working from the facility told local station KCTV5:
“He presented himself with a patient of our practice and introduced himself as Dr. Robinson.
“The first thing I thought was, ‘I am really getting old because these young doctors look younger every year.’”
The hospital apologised for the incident in a statement released by St. Mary’s, writing:
‘The individual never had contact with any hospital patients and did not gain access to any patient care areas of the hospital at any time. The hospital immediately notified local authorities, who took the individual into custody, and we are cooperating with their ongoing investigation.’
