A day in the life of an oncology registrar
It’s Monday morning and I arrive at the oncology outpatients department to do a clinic with my consultant. It’s overbooked — yet again. The reminder alarm on my smartphone starts beeping. The alert flashes that I have to submit my oncology advanced training paperwork today and try to get hold of my supervisor to sign it off, and that I’m doing a journal club presentation tomorrow.
The full article is accessible to AMA members and paid subscribers. Login to read more or purchase a subscription now.
Please note: institutional and Research4Life access to the MJA is now provided through Wiley Online Library.
- 1. Spickard A Jr, Gabbe SG, Christensen JF. Mid-career burnout in generalist and specialist physicians. JAMA 2002; 288: 1447-1450.
- 2. Girgis A, Hansen V, Goldstein D. Are Australian oncology health professionals burning out? A view from the trenches. Eur J Cancer 2009; 45: 393-399.
- 3. Whippen DA, Canellos GP. Burnout syndrome in the practice of oncology: results of a random survey of 1000 oncologists. J Clin Oncol 1991; 9: 1916-1920.
No relevant disclosures.