Outliving your cancer prognosis. [Watch]
Finding a dad, zoology and a life-threatening illness. [Listen]
One in five trainee doctors considering leaving medicine amid bullying and heavy workloads. [Read]
Discussing results from the 2022 Medical Training Survey of doctors-in-training across Australia. [Watch]
Non-fiction Pick of the Week. [Read the review]
'I still see myself as a patient wearing a stethoscope': Why a cancer survivor became a doctor. [Read]
Dr Ben Bravery tells how his experience as a cancer patient led him into medicine and advocacy on better care for both patients and professionals. [Read]
Why this doctor says it’s good to consult Dr Google. [Read]
As a cancer patient, I felt dismissed by doctors. As a doctor, I am desperate for the system to change. [Read]
Body & Soul’s Healthy-ish podcast hosted by Felicity Harley. [Listen]
Patient-turned-doctor Ben Bravery reveals what he learned from each side of the health system. [Read]
Meet Ben Bravery. His memoir is The Patient Doctor, a fascinating story on how his cancer diagnosis led to him becoming a doctor. [Listen]
3AW’s Great Australian Lives hosted by Laura Turner. [Listen]
The Weekend Australian Magazine printed an extract of The Patient Doctor on 25 June 2022. [Article and photographs here]
Ben Bravery’s inspiring and heartfelt journey. [Listen]
The patient doctor. [Listen]
Dr Norman Swan and I met up on Twitter, via Booktopia, to discuss our new books. [Listen]
Humans in Health podcast by Dr Brooke Bullock and Jessica Weatherall. [Listen]
Braving a Medical Career Post-Cancer [Listen]
Dr Ben Bravery on putting the heart back into healthcare in 'The Patient Doctor. [Listen]
Putting the heart back into healthcare, MDA National. [Read]
The ‘circus’ of life: how a cancer diagnosis changed everything. [Read]
'I want to fix the system,' says patient turned doctor. [Pay wall]
The new reads our team simply can't put down. [Read]
From patient to doctor: a desire for change. [Listen']
Body & Soul’s Extra Healthy-ish podcast hosted by Felicity Harley. [Listen]
Occasionally there are conversations that captivate you because of the unique way that an individual has faced a challenge and the choices they’ve made to change the dynamic. [Read]
Dr Ben Bravery on cancer, patient care, why our medical system needs to change and his new book. [Listen]
Catherine Raynes: All Comes Down to This, The Patient Doctor. [Listen to this book review]
Lessons for the medical profession from a patient-turned-doctor. [Listen]
Interview in Medicus, the official journal of the AMA Western Australia. [Read]
From Zoology to Psychiatry, via Cancer. [Listen]
Lived experience guides patient doctor. [Read]
Alumni in Focus Q&A with Dr Ben Bravery. [Read]
The Impatient Podcast with Nicole Cooper and Sean Crank. [Listen]
Flying the flag for junior doctors as a third Sydney hospital loses the right to train doctors. ABC Radio interview. [Listen]
"Cancer at any age is disruptive and distressing, but for a young adult ... I had to watch my friends go on and build careers and start families and all of that stopped for me," said Ben, now 36 and a doctor. [Read]
I spoke with 10 daily about doctor-student behaviour and bullying in medical workplaces. [Read]
On fear and why people contemplate alternative medicine: An interview for Radio National's Science Friction series. [Listen]
On apps that rate doctors: I spoke with 7 Sunrise on the dangers of reducing the patient-doctor relationship to star ratings. [Watch]
On cancer education at medical school: In this episode of Ockham's Razor I explore what medical graduates do and do not know about cancer, and why gaps exist. [Listen]
On surviving cancer and guilt: A video interview with Huffington Post Australia on survivor guilt and moving forward. [Watch]
On surviving cancer when others do not: A webinar for Cancer Council NSW for health professionals and people living with cancer. [Watch]
On bowel cancer awareness: I spoke to Channel 9 News during bowel cancer awareness week 2012. [Watch]
On raising money for charity: For some reason I participated in the City 2 Sea during chemotherapy. I spoke to Channel 7 about why. [Watch]
On giant pandas being cute: I spoke with China Radio International about neotony and the giant panda. [Listen]