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Doctors are Human Too



From "The New York Times", April 21, 2017

Following a recent spate of suicides by young doctors in New South Wales, a young Sydney doctor, Lisa Pryor, gives us some raw and painful insight into the job of a young doctor and why it all too often leads to distress, burnout and mental illness. In her opinion piece, she tells us that good work design could make a difference - there are practical and cultural changes that can be made to improve doctor well-being.

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