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Chapter 8 - Into the Fray

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2024

Rebecca Lawrence
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Back to work as a senior house officer in geriatrics. No formal support, but the kindness of some helped. I worked for my MRCGP exam, then decided I might after all become a psychiatrist, against most peoples’ advice. I applied for different posts, clear that there was prejudice in some.

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An Improbable Psychiatrist , pp. 75 - 86
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Into the Fray
  • Rebecca Lawrence
  • Book: An Improbable Psychiatrist
  • Online publication: 07 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009515078.010
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  • Into the Fray
  • Rebecca Lawrence
  • Book: An Improbable Psychiatrist
  • Online publication: 07 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009515078.010
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  • Into the Fray
  • Rebecca Lawrence
  • Book: An Improbable Psychiatrist
  • Online publication: 07 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009515078.010
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