Monthly Archives: April 2018

 “Physician, heal thyself” The Bible, Luke 4.23 (King James Version). We as doctors are fond of treating ourselves, citing the old proverb, “Physician, heal thyself” as our justification. But ‘heal thyself’...

‘Resilience’ is the latest buzz word and ‘must have’ training for doctors. The General Medical Council in the UK wants ‘emotional resilience’ training for medical students so that tomorrow’s...

Among the many urban myths about Medicine is the one that says doctors don’t get sick – we even believe it ourselves, we are infallible, we treat illness, we...

I always found it really stressful to be on call for emergencies, until I learned a different way to deal with the tension of being on call. Working ridiculous hours We...