The youthful misdeeds of politicians don’t bother me as much as their current behaviour
I am not sure whether I like NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet or his party much. I tend to judge a person largely on the area…
Tag: Medical culture
General practice loses ground among preferred specialties: national training survey
General practice has fallen further as a first-choice specialty, according to a Medical Board of Australia survey of 4500 doctors in training. Just 15% of…
Why bullying is often in the eye of the beholder
When I have my regular lunches with those still in the hospital service, bullying always comes into the discussion. They say it is a real…
A doctor’s embrace of ‘low-value care’ is often an easy substitute for good communication
Recently, I was mulling over the public reaction to comments about ‘low-value care’ in medicine when I came across Professor Stephen Leeder’s eloquent article ‘‘Low-value…
Is it now better to be a ‘nice’ doctor than a good one?
I recently examined a GP case for a final-year medical school live exam. Both I and the simulated-patient actor, a layperson, independently graded the medical…
Healing with words: a physician’s lament
The practice of medicine has always posed significant challenges, alongside its many rewards. Sadly, doctor burnout is not a new phenomenon. And the added strain…
Doctors are like matadors: we learn most from our worst mistakes
There has been a lot of stuff in the press about some tall poppy doctors whose reputations and skills have taken a battering. The stories…
