The Indian Medical Association, Academy of Medical Specialties (Karnataka Chapter) organized a conference on 'Multispecialties: current scenario' on February 8, 2003. The scientific sessions dealt with trauma care, imaging technology, etc. At the banquet, along with the orchestra came four barely clad girls, suggestively gyrating to the music. This encouraged many doctors to get on to the stage half drunk, try to get close to the dancers and shove money into their hands. Petty squabbles followed. That their own wives were present did not deter the doctors.