My side of the stethoscope · Journal
Articles from the systems around care.
Writing on operations, implementation, technology, leadership, medical education and global health—from the perspective of a medical student with experience running a healthcare organisation.
Placements, perspective and learning across systems
Reflections on context, humility and the limits of comparing healthcare settings from the outside.
Read article ↗What cinema can teach us about becoming a doctor
Film creates a shared story through which students can examine empathy, identity, uncertainty and the hidden curriculum.
Read article ↗The quiet work of healthcare leadership
Leadership is often less about a dramatic decision and more about the standards maintained when the work becomes routine.
Read article ↗The numbers clinicians should understand
Budgets, incentives and resource allocation are not separate from patient care.
Read article ↗Why implementation belongs in the clinical conversation
A good intervention can still fail when workflow, ownership, incentives and trust are treated as afterthoughts.
Read article ↗Innovation without the hype
Five questions that help separate a useful healthcare technology from an impressive demonstration.
Read article ↗Patient experience is an operational outcome
Respect matters, but so do access, continuity, communication and whether the service keeps its promises.
Read article ↗Compliance that works beyond the policy folder
Good governance is not the volume of documentation. It is whether the right action becomes clear at the right moment.
Read article ↗What medical students can learn from running a clinic
Systems thinking, accountability and why seemingly small processes matter.
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