Early clinical exposure during internship plays a critical role in shaping a doctor’s professional identity, particularly when encounters extend beyond curative medicine into palliative and end-of-life care. This reflective narrative describes experiences from a sm...

Ghost surgery — the unauthorised performance of a surgical procedure by a substitute operator while the consented patient remains anaesthetised and unaware — constitutes one of the most serious violations of patient autonomy in modern healthcare [1]. While sustaine...

Background: The hidden curriculum is known to influence the doctor-in-formation and thereby impact patient care. Hence, it was worthwhile to explore the dimensions and influences of the hidden curriculum in a medical college through student perceptions.

Methods: Ten focus group discu...

Meghnil Chowdhury's commentary in this journal [1] draws attention to a practice familiar to many graduates of Indian teaching hospitals but seldom discussed. I write as a former intern who was a victim of this practice. Batting is often interpreted as an ethical f...

Apart from medical and public health interventions, human resources for health are a critical component of any effective public health system. In this context, the role and significance of caregiving within societies are of critical importance. Women are often desi...

In surgery, we are trained to act. Our hands learn decisiveness long before our minds learn restraint. The operating theatre rewards clarity, speed, and technical precision. Yet over time, I have come to realise that some of the most ethically significant moments i...