‘Pale, male, and stale’ is bandied about in medicine. I guess it represents a group of doctors who are pale, male (be careful in these gender fluid times), and stale (a simple proxy for ageism) who have had a pervasive and negative influence in the profession. But we should be wary of stereotyping for it is the instrument of the populist! My generation is no homogeneous group of men and women, but a colourful and flawed spectrum, who generally devote themselves to the profession and their patients, frequently to the detriment of themselves and their families. But we live in …
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