From psych inpatient to ECT and now medical school: Sam Diprose’s story
At 4am on a psych ward, inpatient Sam Diprose met the doctor who changed his life. “He shared with me that he had a friend…
Tag: Medical education
We are not so soft: The hard realities of being a ‘marshmallow’ doctor
There has been recent interest in junior doctor wellbeing following derogatory comments made by administration staff at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital. Many of my friends…
Meet the six GPs honoured on Australia Day
Rugby doctors, rural doctors and a former deputy state premier all feature in this year’s list of GPs honoured on Australia Day. AusDoc wants to…
Racial bias ‘likely existed’ in high-stakes RACP exam, investigation finds
This month the Royal Australasian College of Physicians released a detailed 80-page independent report into the running of one of its make-or-break exams. The report…
From hospital groundskeeper to doctor: ‘Some days I miss only having to worry about the lawns’
When Dr Marcin Skladaniec began with Queensland Health, his greatest responsibility was to keep his local hospital’s lawns flourishing and mowed. Ten years later the…
The trainees in which specialty are most stressed by the cost of their training? Find out here
Most registrars are stressed about the level of cash required to get through specialist training, including 51% of GP trainees, the Medical Board of Australia’s…
Mark Butler announces new five-year degree that will allow pharmacists to call themselves ‘doctor’
Pharmacists who complete a new extended master’s degree will have the right to call themselves ‘doctor’, Mark Butler has announced. The federal Minister for Health…
Two registrars launch $109-a-year CPD home, as medical board’s deadline for doctors looms
Two doctors-in-training have started the cheapest CPD home yet with an opening offer of $109 a year. By the year’s end, doctors have to choose…
Up to 90% of doctors are humiliated during their training: Here’s how it impacts patient care
Imagine being questioned about complex technical knowledge in front of your peers, supervisors and members of the public – knowing that a wrong answer could…
Dr Nick Coatsworth: Senior doctors should resist the ‘back in my day’ narrative
Dr Nick Coatsworth says intergenerational comparisons — the ‘back in my day’-isms — can make it harder to address young doctors’ mental health and burnout. The former…
