A man with acute psychosis and a painful penis: My real-life learnings as a young doctor

Dr Ruth Myers.

The field of general practice is wide and varied, and it’s a wise doctor who accepts early that they ‘don’t know what they don’t know’. 

Fortunately, our opportunities for learning are never ending — from lazy afternoon medical school tutorials, to death by PowerPoint lectures, to corridor chats with colleagues, to drug-sponsored dinners and the unceasing hunt for CPD points.