Dog food, valium and a V8: My night shift in the ‘badlands’ of Adelaide
As part of AusDoc’s 40th anniversary, we have been publishing stories by readers about their most memorable day as a doctor. This account, by Dr Ralph…
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‘I’ll cut my income before I stop bulk-billing’: GP buys practice to avoid charging gap fees
One GP has been so determined to continue bulk-billing that she decided to buy a practice so she could offer free healthcare to all her…
My most memorable day as a doctor? ‘I couldn’t quite picture Dr Mark Killingback as a fallible human being’
As part of AusDoc’s 40th anniversary, this week we are publishing stories by readers about their most memorable day as a doctor. We have had…
My most memorable day as a doctor? Ellen and Bill and the ‘Big Sick’ home visit
As part of AusDoc’s 40th anniversary, we asked readers to describe their most memorable day in medicine. Here, you can read about the wonders of…
I’m a magnet for scammers, but $10,000 is all they’re going to get out of me
A long time ago, a colleague ridiculed me for having a computer on my office desk. To me it seemed a boon. I was dealing…
Dystopian times: In 1984 I was a medical student and young mum who didn’t know what a GP was
I wasn’t aware back in 1984 that a publication called Australian Doctor had been born that would become an amazing source of fulfilment for me…
Happy Birthday, AusDoc! Best wishes from the great and good of general practice
AusDoc is marking its 40th anniversary this week. Below are a selection of tributes from some of Australia’s leading GPs, ranging from Professor Simon Willcock…
My most memorable day as a doctor? ‘G’day, Liz, I’ve come for my tits and fanny check’
As part of our 40th anniversary, we asked readers to describe their most memorable day in medicine over the past 40 years. Here, you can…
Back to the future: Dr Jon Fogarty on the realities of life as a GP in 1984
You want to know what it was like as a GP in the year Australian Doctor was first published? As someone who was there, I’ll…
‘Losing my balance, I rolled into the bed to join the new baby between the mother’s legs’
As part of AusDoc’s 40th anniversary, we have been asking readers to describe their most memorable day as a doctor. Here, you can read about…
