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10 reasons why you won’t regret applying to be a GP!

April 14, 2014by Dr David Chessor 2 Comments

Applications for GP training opened this morning, and I couldn’t think of a better reason to breathe some life into my severely neglected blog, which is most of the time […]

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Super simple HbA1c Conversion

September 23, 2013by Dr David Chessor 4 Comments

  Readers of my blog will know that clinical content isn’t normally my focus, my preference being to focus on GP-related issues pertaining to my ongoing personal but low-grade existential […]

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Clinical topics, FOAM4GP, FOAMed, General Practice, Medical Education

Things I’ve learnt from working in an AMS

September 20, 2013by Dr David Chessor 1 Comment

I’ve had quite a few more visitors than normal this week to notjustagp.com, thanks to the extremely humbling experience of last week being named GPET Registrar of the Year for […]

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“Are you going to be a specialist? Or just a GP?”

September 16, 2013by Dr David Chessor Leave a comment

Originally posted on Nomadic GP:
“Are you going to be a specialist? Or just a GP?” As a medical student and junior doctor in my hospital training years, I was often…

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Juggling Jargon

August 7, 2013by Dr David Chessor 4 Comments

When I started medical school, multiple people said to me that the medical jargon you need to learn during medical school is the equivalent of learning:- a) a new language, […]

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It’s history

August 1, 2013by Dr David Chessor 8 Comments

I’ve not really written clinically focused posts so far on this blog, but I had a fantastic learning opportunity / stupid moment recently that I feel compelled to post. A […]

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Should doctors be claiming more Workcover?!

July 23, 2013by Dr David Chessor 16 Comments

So, a very long time since my last post. I’d reference my regular readers like Gerry over at ruralflyingdoc and apologise for the silence, but I’m not convinced there are any […]

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I’m not a racist, but…

May 23, 2013by Dr David Chessor 4 Comments

Another post in what I’m now terming a mini-series regarding doctors as role models… Find episode 1 here at ‘Do You Wish You Were Dr Incognito?’ Find episode 2 at […]

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Boundaries, Doctors as role models, General Practice, Not Just a GP

Never trust a skinny chef, or a sick doctor?

May 8, 2013by Dr David Chessor 15 Comments

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the responsibility of doctors to act as leaders in their communities. Part of this inspired my last post – ‘Do you wish you […]

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Do you wish you were Dr Incognito?

May 2, 2013by Dr David Chessor 11 Comments

There are times when, as a doctor, you crave anonymity in your community. This can be particularly powerful when you live and work in a rural area. Some great examples […]

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Boundaries, General Practice, Not Just a GP, Rural GP

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