DEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 2 - FAILURE
As a young doctor, death feels like the enemy...
Read MoreMARY CLUMP AND THE CLOT
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This short story was written and first published in 2010, while I was in my 3rd year of medical school. It was written to be a whimsical summary and educational tool for my tutorial group about Deep Vein Thromboses (DVTs) and Pulmonary Emboli (PEs)...
Read MoreDOCTOR-PATIENT ETIQUETTE
We live in an age where information and gratification are a few short keystrokes away. Want to know who that person was that did that thing that one time…? Google it. Feel like a pizza? Order one online – guaranteed delivery to your door in 30 minutes or less. What a time to be alive!...
Read MoreBREAKING THE SILENCE
It’s a Friday afternoon and I’m running late. The waiting room of our General Practice surgery is filled to bursting as I walk out to call my next patient, Brian (not his real name). He sullenly walks down the corridor to my consulting room without lifting his eyes from the carpet below...
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