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…
Tag: Culture of medicine
‘More to do’ on AMA gender equality, says vice-president
The AMA has existed for 60 years yet has had just two female presidents: Dr Rosanna Capolingua and Professor Kerryn Phelps. In 2019, it set targets…
Physicians’ college to review paediatric exam after trainees complain of racial bias
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is reviewing its clinical examination for paediatric trainees after candidates complained it was plagued by racial bias. In a…
The new CPD regime and taming the unruly beast of our perfectionism
We are in the era of continuous improvement. Planning and documenting CPD in ways we previously did not. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering…
‘In non-doctor speak, the patient is f***ed’: a GP’s story
GP and writer Dr Sonia Henry put jolts through the medical profession when she published an anonymous opinion piece in 2017 about medicine’s “shameful and…
Review finds AHPRA lacks ‘clear process’ for helping doctors under investigation at risk of self-harm
An AHPRA review that identified 16 suicides of health practitioners under investigation found there was no clear process for investigators to escalate concerns about a…
‘Did you even examine the patient?’ The dangers of dealing with difficult specialists
I’m going to work this morning. As such, I’ve been wondering who’s on call today. Since I work in the emergency department, a lot of…
My private life and how a career in general practice has changed me
We are on a well-deserved break and my husband has just struck up a conversation with the older couple renting the unit next to us. …
Was the Hippocratic oath written by an anti-sex, anti-surgery, anti-abortion cult?
So, who wrote this immortal Hippocratic oath: Hippocrates or one of his Hippocratic followers? Though no-one knows for certain, the answer is potentially neither. ×…
How long before ‘quiet quitting’ turns into actual quitting?
A friend sent a haiku around recently, titled A Haiku About My Life: “I am so tired.Where did all the money go?My back is hurting.”…
