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The proudest day of Grace’s life was graduating as a doctor. Then she began treating patients

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Healing alone: the story of a first-year doctor and a widower in hospital

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1 Brancati F. The Art of Pimping. JAMA. 1989;262(1):89–90.

2 Scott K, Caldwell P, Barnes E, Barrett J. “Teaching by Humiliation” and mistreatment of medical students in clinical rotations: a pilot study. Med J Aust. 2015; 203 (4): 185.

3 The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018 [cited 2018 16 Nov 18]. Available from: http://nap.edu/24994

4 Rodriguez-Paz JM, Kennedy M, Salas E, et al Beyond “see one, do one, teach one”: toward a different training paradigm. BMJ Quality & Safety 2009;18:63–68.

5 Neumann M, Edelhäuser F, Tauschel D, Fischer M, Wirtz M, Woopen C, et al. Empathy Decline and Its Reasons: A Systematic Review of Studies With Medical Students and Residents. Acad Med. 2011;86(8):996–1009.

6 Beyond Blue. National Mental Health Survey of Doctors and Medical Students. 2013 [cited 2018 16 Nov 18]. Available from: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/docs/default-source/research-project-files/bl1132-report---nmhdmss-full-report_web

  • This project received funding from the Harold and Gwenneth Harris Endowment for Medical Humanities, Harris Fellowship 2017, reference HF-2017–6.
  • The views expressed in the comic are our own and are not representative of Royal Price Alfred Hospital or the RPAH Resident Medical Officers Association.
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