Medical students' penal responsibilities

Robert Garrett, Tasmanian penal colony surgeon: alcoholism, medical misadventure and the penal colony of Sarah Island.

Robert Garrett emigrated from Scotland to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in 1822. Within a few months of arrival he was posted to the barbaric penal colony in Macquarie Harbour, known as Sarah Island. His descent into alcoholism, medical misadventure and premature death were related to his largely unsupported professional environment and were, in many respects, typical of those subjected to t...

Speciality preferences in Dutch medical students influenced by their anticipation on family responsibilities

Physician gender is associated with differences in the male-to-female ratio between specialities and with preferred working hours. We explored how graduating students' sex or full-time or part-time preference influences their speciality choice, taking work-life issues into account. Graduating medical students at Radboud University Medical Centre, the Netherlands participated in a survey (2008-2...

Medical devices: new regulations, new responsibilities.

The Duties and Responsibilities of Students and Practitioners of Medicine

years gone by, and, secondly, of your duties and responsibilities as students and future practitioners of medicine. Thanks to the enlightened and liberal policy of Government, you are fortunate in having facilities for medical education provided for you within recent years, greater than those which existed for your predecessors 10-15 years ago. Not only is the number of your teachers slightly i...

Determinants of Penal Policies