Professor Steve Robson: The story of my own near-suicide and how I came through
There is a paragraph in what follows where Professor Steve Robson, the AMA president, writes: “As someone who has experienced the most profound feelings of…
Tag: Medical culture
Meet the GP registrar who led junior doctors to victory in $230 million class action
“I didn’t know much about class actions; all I knew was it was a big deal.” Dr Amireh Fakhouri did not expect to lead a…
‘Sickness is for mere mortals’: The illogical thoughts of an unwell doctor
I suspect that, like me, most GPs tend to battle on with our work, even when we note signs and symptoms suggestive of personal ill…
Why Dr Andrea Merrill only plays Taylor Swift during her surgeries
Taylor Swift has accompanied surgeon Dr Andrea Merrill on every era of her medical journey — from a shy teenager to finally taking charge of…
‘Hospitals could owe some junior doctors $60,000’: Dr Gaby Bolton’s class action triumph
“Doctors could easily be owed $60,000. And for some registrars — particularly those in very heavy overtime surgical specialties — I think it would be…
Win for junior doctors as hospital bosses abandon court fight over unpaid overtime
Junior doctors appear to have won their battle over unpaid overtime with Peninsula Health, which runs Frankston Hospital, withdrawing its appeal against last year’s landmark…
Surgeons’ bad behaviour improves under the ‘unblinking eye’: Aussie study
Rude remarks, sarcastic comments and insults in operating theatres seem to drop off if surgical staff feel the gaze of watchful eyes, a novel Adelaide study shows. Surgeons, anaesthetists, assistants and scrub nurses…
‘Inexcusable’: Medical training of 486 trainee doctors badly affected by bullying, harassment and discrimination
“It’s inexcusable.” These are the words used by the chair of the Medical Board of Australia last week to describe the fact that 35% of…
RACGP’s baffling move to erase human interaction from mentor relationships
Sometimes I feel like an alien. What type of world have I crashed into? By the start of the dreaded CPD year of 2023, I…
When will the dark corridors of the Australian hospital system be safe for female doctors?
There has been a truly miserable run of media stories revealing the ongoing struggles of female doctors to get through the rigours of medical training…
