Identifying the characteristics of doctors with health problems that disrupt their ability to practise medicine may help to identify young doctors and students at risk. I describe here the experience of the Health Committee of the South Australian Medical Board, which has been active for 18 years, in the hope that this might assist in formulating a prevention and early intervention program.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA.
Correspondence: jane.fuller@fmc.sa.gov.au
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