Career in Medicine | LOUISE ALLAN

Making Medical Mistakes — a Letter to My Daughter

by Louise Allan | Apr 2, 2015 | FAMILY AND PARENTING, MEDICINE, WRITING

This ‘Letter to My Daughter’ first appeared in a recent issue of a medical journal. My daughter had just finished first year Medicine, so I wrote to her telling her about one of the pitfalls of being a doctor—making mistakes....

Career Advice: Medicine

by Louise Allan | Jun 29, 2013 | MEDICINE

Nemo / Pixabay Our elder daughter is in Year Twelve, approaching the final half of her last year of school. Consequently, there’s been much discussion about careers and universities around our dinner table. She’s considering Medicine, which is not so...