To Ramallah for the twice yearly contact with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health teaching programme in the West Bank, the first time I have visited since the […]
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Richard Lehman’s journal blog, 31 May 2009
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I developed a strong interest in medicine and becoming a doctor at the beginning of high school. I liked the idea of being of service, the social respect doctors are afforded, and […]
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Bhaskar Narayan on eating Es
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Juliet Walker: BMJ in the news
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