Baby DoctorThe healing power of a hello“Morning Henry*!” I say animatedly, walking through the ward corridors on the way to the psychiatry doctors’ office. It’s my 3rd week…Apr 12Apr 12
Baby DoctorA fluctuation of thoughts during my initial 2 weeks as a junior mental health doctorMood disorders are a huge topic in psychiatry: think bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, cyclothymia — fluctuations in mood that…Apr 9Apr 9
Baby DoctorTalking to a computer instead of a patient? This isn’t what I want to do with my life.I thought psychiatry would mean engaging with people at some of their most vulnerable points… instead, most days I don’t get to leave the…Mar 25Mar 25
Baby DoctorCould ED be the one? How to pick which medical specialty is right for youI’m home from my final ED shift for my first rotation as an intern. It’s 8:45am and I’ve finished my last night of a string of 4 shifts…Mar 21Mar 21
Baby DoctorFurther solo adventures with a purple plastic dinosaur: Canberra, part 2If you’ve just tuned in, you’re reading a series of my thoughts I’ve had about travelling with a purple plastic dinosaur found in a…Mar 13Mar 13
Baby DoctorCritical Emergencies in the Emergency Department? Less common than you might thinkIt’s a strange realisation when you learn that most patients who are assessed in the ED are actually, well, well. They’re investigated with…Feb 28Feb 28
Baby DoctorSolo Travelling with a purple plastic dinosaur: Canberra, Part 1🦖💜So, fresh from only 3 weeks of working in the Emergency Department, I was well and truly deserving of 2 weeks of annual leave… right?Feb 20Feb 20
Baby DoctorLife Is A Fickle Thing: Lessons from my first hospital night shiftIf my first night shift taught me anything, it is this: That Life is a fickle thing.Jan 19Jan 19
Baby DoctorFreshly born: a baby doctor’s first day on the jobWell, I guess that’s it: my first day of being an intern doctor is officially done. With a medical degree under my metaphorical scrub belt…Jan 15Jan 15
