January 12, 2026
Dr Richard Egan on the role of spirituality and faith in healthcare
Approximately 20 % of New Zealanders are actively religious, yet up to 80% of people who are seriously ill or terminal wish for some sort...
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December 8, 2025
Dr Edward Rose on carving your own path in medicine
As a junior doctor, there’s often pressure to follow the traditional path and enter a training program straight away. Having not yet decided on a specialty,...
November 2, 2025
Dr Peta Wright on caring for yourself to better care for patients
Dr Peta Wright is a gynaecologist, paediatric and adolescent gynaecologist, fertility specialist, and founder of Vera Women’s Wellness. After realising the traditional, system-focused model of...
October 9, 2025
Dr Lauren Bosley on how to identify and overcome burnout
Dr Lauren Bosley is a first-year doctor based in Queensland. Like many medical students, she pushed herself to excel until the pressure led to burnout....
August 17, 2025
Variety, Service, and a Little Rebellion: Loving Medicine After 40 Years
Dr Chris Jones has been practising medicine for nearly 40 years and remains as passionate as he was on day one. While he now works...
July 31, 2025
Dr Shan Shan Jing on When the Doctor Becomes the Patient
As a British plastic surgeon working in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Shan Shan Jing experienced a life-altering accident that shaped her, both...
June 26, 2025
Maysam Al Asedy on Designing a Culture of Wellbeing in Medicine
Maysam has championed medical student wellbeing through research-backed initiatives like “wellbeing days,” allowing students time off without explanation. As Curtin Association of Medical Students’ first...
June 17, 2025
Greeshma Kasuganti on the Power of Your Peers
As a first-in-family med student, Greeshma didn’t have relatives to turn to for advice. But this experience inspired her to create opportunities for collective peer...
June 11, 2025
Brown. Female. Doctor.
Dr Sarah Arachchi is a Melbourne-based Paediatrician and debut author of Brown. Female. Doctor. Which tells a powerful first-hand account of her journey to become a Paediatrician...
