Reflections

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

Robert K Likeman FRANZCOG, FACRRM, FACTM

Gastrointestinal diseases were epidemic in the trenches at Gallipoli

Milton J Lewis BA(Hons), MA, PhD · Stephen R Leeder MD, FRACP, PhD

Why the spirit of Anzac has captured the imagination of all Australians

Bruce P Waxman OAM, FRACS, FRCS

A doctor who founded a nation’s medical system and the many lives of his ship

Donald A Howarth BSc(Hons), MB BS, FACRRM

A highly commended entry in the Practising and retired doctors category

Patrick Russell MD, FRACP

Rural doctor, aviatrix and embodiment of the Australian pioneering spirit

Anthony R Herbert MB BS, FRACP, FAChPM · Paul J Mercer MB BS, DipRACOG, FRACGP · Rev Ronald W Herbert

A poem by Cameron Conaway

Cameron Conaway MFA(Creative Writing)

ANZAC surgeons of Gallipoli

Bruce P Waxman OAM, FRACS, FRCS

Implementing public health measures becomes a complex struggle when commercial interests are paramount

John B Best AO, MD BS, PhD, DSc(Hon)

The body knows how to mourn

Leslie Ullman

“You are old when you’re born”, he said

Stephen R Leeder MD, PhD, FRACP

He turns the boy’s hand back and over feeling each joint and bone

Erin Shiel MA, MPH

Freezing the price of Medicare benefits will be more effective than the ill fated copayment

John B Best AO, MD BS, PhD, DSc(Hon)

The winning entry in the Medical Student competition category is the moving story of an old Polish pilot

Genevieve Commins BA(Hons)

My dad in the neonatal ICU …

Sarah Green

A fearless and innovative tobacco control campaigner

Mike Daube AO, BA(Hons), HonDSci · Todd Harper BEc, PostGradDip Health Prom, MHealthEcon · David J Hill AO, PhD, HonMD

I just don’t want to have to tell my mother I have heart disease at twenty-eight …

Katie Herman MFA

Being involved in politics during the Whitlam era, even on the other side, was exhilarating

John B Best AO, MD BS, PhD, DSc(Hon)

An open letter to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations

Alicia Jenkins MB BS, MD, FRACP

In the ward again, at fifteen, then sixteen

Jacinta Le Plastrier

Governor John Kitzhaber and the place of doctors in politics

John B Best AO, MD BS, PhD, DSc(Hon)

Examination medicine. A guide to physician training

Timothy Edward Coughlan

Clinical examination: a systematic guide to physical diagnosis

Zachary P O’Brien

Global health law

Joanna R Pozen