‘The retrieval guy asked which patient to take — there was only room for one’
“There is a little town on the NSW and Queensland border called Tenterfield. It is the only time I have ever had a chopper on…
Tag: Medical training
Can an older GP be taught new tricks? What Dr Vivienne Tedeschi learnt going ‘back to school’ in her 60s
After dreaming of practising obstetrics since medical school, GP Dr Vivienne Tedeschi finally took the plunge while aged in her 60s to train as a…
Physician registrar on his four open-heart surgeries: ‘It’s the scenic route through training’
Dr Geoff Lester was refereeing a basketball game when the chest pain and dizziness hit. As a healthy 24-year-old, about to finish an economics degree,…
The pesky PESCI? The latest pass rates for tough IMG exam
Almost half of candidates have passed a notorious IMG exam, compared with a historical pass rate of around 30%. The Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI)…
No physiology, immunology or microbiology: Physician associates sold a lie about their clinical training
Thousands of physician associates — seen as bargain-basement replacements for doctors in the UK — are being sold lies about the true extent of their…
Uber driver, refugee, surgeon and now aspiring GP — meet Dr Karim Amani
“I was operating on a militia person when his colleagues came inside the operating theatre with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. “They did not respect anything…
RACGP presidential candidate Dr Michael Wright responds to AusDoc’s questions
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month and AusDoc has asked the five candidates to respond to our burning questions about the…
RACGP presidential candidate Dr Alan Bradley responds to the big questions facing GPs
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month. Five GPs are campaigning for the role, and AusDoc has asked all five to answer…
UK to say goodbye to ‘junior doctors’ as medical profession ditches ‘demeaning’ title
Doctors in the UK will ditch the term ‘junior doctor’ and use the title ‘resident’ instead following a long debate on whether the reference to…
Another specialist college facing membership backlash over its $4000 annual fees
RANZCOG is facing a member backlash over its increasing fees amid wider struggles by the specialist colleges to make ends meet. Last month, some 200…
