Future Leaders Communiqué Episode #12: Interns
- The Communiqués
- Oct 7
- 1 min read
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Welcome to Episode #12 of the Future Leaders Communiqué podcast. In this episode, we review a coroner’s investigation into the unexpected death in hospital of a complex major trauma patient. As the case unfolds, issues around protocols, junior doctor autonomy, and senior supervision within the treating team arise.
Episode Contents
01:20Â Guest Editorial by Dr Kee Whye Chin
05:17 Editorial by Dr Brendan Morrissey
07:40Â Prescribing a protocol unsupervised by Dr Kee Whye Chin
21:46 Expert Commentary #1: The building blocks of solid foundational years—Supervision, safeguards, and structural supports in junior doctor training by Dr Emma Ku
30:58 Expert Commentary #2: Empowering our interns—The learning of professionalism, and the attributes and responsibilities that define the role of the junior doctor by Associate Professor Bruce P Waxman
39:18Â Comments from our peers