Originally posted on Genevieve's anthology:
On Saturday 21st September, 2013, I was honoured to be the guest speaker at the 2013 RACGP Fellowship and Awards Ceremony. It was held at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Southbank, Brisbane, for the new Fellows of the RACGP, their family members, RACGP staff and members, and dignitaries. My…
Originally posted on Not just a GP:
I’ve had quite a few more visitors than normal this week to notjustagp.com, thanks to the extremely humbling experience of last week being named GPET Registrar of the Year for 2013. It’s made me think I have to capitalise on this by getting back on the blog-wagon! (It…
Originally posted on Nomadic GP:
“Are you going to be a specialist? Or just a GP?” As a medical student and junior doctor in my hospital training years, I was often asked this question by friends, senior doctors and well meaning patients. It really grated on me, that one little word: “just”. I always thought I’d…
Originally posted on GreenGP:
Sometimes etiquette seems to fall by the wayside Is there such a thing as a doctor who is too happy or too smiley? I have been told that one of my endearing features is my happy, smiling personality, and I try to keep this up in the workplace and my consulting…
Originally posted on Not just a GP:
When I started medical school, multiple people said to me that the medical jargon you need to learn during medical school is the equivalent of learning:- a) a new language, or b) seven thousand new words, or c) other impressive feats of linguistic prowess Whilst I’m sure none…
Originally posted on Nomadic GP:
Finishing Fellowship training is one of the most exciting times in a doctor’s life. Many of us have spent our entire adult lives on the pathway from first year medical student to medical specialist; for GPs this process takes at least 10-12 years and often much longer. Sure, there are forks…
good post Edwin, thanks!
Originally posted on Nomadic GP:
Sometimes I get the distinct impression that the general public believe that doctors graduate from medical school as middle aged men. This attitude presents itself repeatedly in social situations. Many times when meeting new people I have mentioned that I work at the local hospital or GP clinic, only to…
Originally posted on GreenGP:
Our intern gave a really good summary at a clinical meeting this week about an article entitled “Diagnostic Inflation” by Dr. Laura Bastra, PhD and Dr. Allen Frances, MD (1). He gave his talk the title, “When normal is not normal anymore”. He raised concerns about how the American Psychiatric Association’s…
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