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Physician, heal thyself

Robert K Likeman
Med J Aust 2015; 202 (7): . || doi: 10.5694/mja15.00080
Published online: 20 April 2015

A doctor considers the inner turmoil experienced when serving in a war zone

In the aftermath of the horrific Kibeho massacre in Rwanda in 1995, one of my soldiers whispered to me, “I guess it's all right for you doctors — you are familiar with death”.


  • Gold Coast, QLD.


Correspondence: robert.likeman@bigpond.com

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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  • 2. Likeman RK. Gallipoli doctors. McCrae, Vic: Slouch Hat Publications, 2010: 137, 184, 185.
  • 3. Australian War Memorial. Roll of Honour: Susan Lee Felsche. https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1729423 (accessed Mar 2015).
  • 4. Likeman RK. Australian doctors on the Western Front. Sydney: Rosenberg Publishing, 2014: 155.

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