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Chapter 2 - A Junior Doctor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2024

Rebecca Lawrence
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Started first post as a very young junior doctor, coping with work and on-call and sleep deprivation. Worked in surgery and respiratory medicine. An unplanned pregnancy and subsequent turmoil. Worked in A&E then went to Mexico with partner, got engaged. Came back to do obstetrics and gynaecology and dermatology. Then went to Cornwall for GP training.

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An Improbable Psychiatrist , pp. 17 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • A Junior Doctor
  • Rebecca Lawrence
  • Book: An Improbable Psychiatrist
  • Online publication: 07 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009515078.004
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  • A Junior Doctor
  • Rebecca Lawrence
  • Book: An Improbable Psychiatrist
  • Online publication: 07 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009515078.004
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  • A Junior Doctor
  • Rebecca Lawrence
  • Book: An Improbable Psychiatrist
  • Online publication: 07 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009515078.004
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