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May 2021
42m 14s

Wellbeing - Questions to ask yourself, i...

The BMJ
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The pandemic has wrought a lot of change, not least to doctors relationship to their careers. While still loving the patient interaction, we're increasingly hearing that doctors are disillusioned with the other aspects of medicine. If you're feeling that way, there are ways to structure your thinking to help you make sense of your career. In this podcast Cl ... Show More
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