{"id":1278,"date":"2016-04-19T20:45:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T19:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2016-04-20T08:52:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T07:52:10","slug":"trailer-getting-your-consultant-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/2016\/04\/19\/trailer-getting-your-consultant-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer: Getting your Consultant Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/files\/2016\/04\/Picture1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1279\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1279\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/files\/2016\/04\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"Picture1\" width=\"184\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a>You may be aware that for ages superheros lived in comics, or graphic novels, with faint nostalgic hints at TV shows from long ago. 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