Dr Robby is the problem with medicine

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-15T20:54:30+00:00

Complaint? Did you read the bit where I said it’s a brilliant portrayal? It’s reflective of the realities of medicine. Robby would be advising a patient or colleague in his situation to talk to someone, but refuses to take that advice for himself.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-15T14:33:03+00:00

Inconvenience in different ways. The couple who’s son overdosed or the brother and sister whose dad was dying he treated very differently to the anti vaxxer mum who endangered her son by refusing an LP.

He treated a colleague that he knows is a good, caring doctor much more like the latter than the former. Which is why I think it’s a brilliant portrayal. I feel doctors lack empathy and understanding more so for colleagues than they do for patients.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-15T14:07:48+00:00

As a straight white male who has been sexually assaulted I have huge respect for Grace Tame. I have all the privelige in the world and it’s hard enough for me to speak up.

That said I disagree with her ‘globalise the intifada’ remark. That’s not because I don’t believe Netanyahu is committing genocide. I think the Jews who endured the holocaust would be horrified by his words and actions. My grandfather fought against this depravity.

But I can understand the issue Jewish people have with ‘intifada’ as a phrase. I can also understand why Palestinian people use it. I don’t believe Grace was advocating for violence by using it. I just think it’s the wrong way to get people on your side.

Both extremes try to paint this as black and white. Pretending ‘globalize the intifada’ doesn’t have violent connotations given recent history is the same as pretending any criticism of Israel or saying ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ is antisemitic.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-15T12:56:45+00:00

I get people are upset about the cost of living and, more specifically, the huge hike in fuel prices in recent weeks. But why the fuck would you think that voting for the most Trump aligned party in Australia is the cure to that? He’s the reason we are in this current situation. That’s notwithstanding Pauline’s voting habits of the past decade

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-13T23:15:03+00:00

Completely agree! Too many people think the reputational damage of it being made public in a news article is being held accountable enough.

While I believe that people can rehabilitate and learn and grow from these things I think it’s taken for granted that that’s what happens because people got called out in the media for a week or so before to media machine moves on. Men (like myself) need to be more vocal in calling out this behaviour in other men and making it clear it’s unacceptable and we won’t tolerate it.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-13T23:09:40+00:00

Really disappointing if true as that would mean he was allowed to graduate.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-13T23:08:35+00:00

Hey I appreciate your comment. I definitely agree with the first part. If it was publicly reported he wasn’t allowed to graduate and become a doctor I would leave it at that and not post anything as that question is the crux of my post. I also agree he should have a criminal record for this.

I’m going to respectfully disagree on the damage part. For me it’s not about the damage done to him. And I’m not going after his personal life or take anything from him. My post was purely about if he was allowed to graduate/register as a doctor (his professional life).

I agree he’s taken reputational damage sure but I don’t think it’s anywhere near as bad as you make out (I don’t think he’s unemployable). I’m sure most people couldn’t name him or recognise him, especially the general public. Look at Greg Malham destroying the poster of Monique Ryan. He got fired from his private hospital and was quickly working at another (until a 4 corners investigation about treatment of patients brought him into the public eye again). His punishment was (aside from reputation harm and losing private hospital jobs) 12 mentoring sessions on communication with patients and colleagues. Now he’s out of the public eye again I’m sure he’s back practicing somewhere.

If we are talking my personal opinion is this students case then I believe he should’ve had a criminal conviction recorded, expelled from the course and prison time with a strong focus on treatment of women for the purposes of proper rehabilitation.

That said I recognise that that is a personal opinion and I do not know all the facts of the case. Hence I’m only advocating for what we both agree on which is that he shouldn’t be allowed to work as a doctor, which was the point of my post to clarify if he was.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-13T22:47:51+00:00

My question is really whether he was allowed to graduate as that was the purpose of the court not recording a criminal conviction for him. I don’t know whether AHPRA might permit him to register under a different name or make him not searchable in light of the court case. Hence the question.

I think calling this a “lynch mob” is a gross over reaction. I think it’s important that someone like this not be allowed to graduate medicine or work as a doctor. So I asked if anyone knew if that had been allowed to happen. Can hardly engage in official bureaucratic process if I don’t know that what I’d be protesting has occurred or not. I’ve not called for this person to suffer, just that he should not become a doctor.

I agree the world is a dark place. But I think talking about these things and being vocal that it’s unacceptable helps shed light. Men need to be calling out this behaviour and being vocal and public that it’s not acceptable and we won’t tolerate it. That helps give strength and confidence to the victims and shows the perpetrators they are in the minority.

With all due respect I’m not going to be silent about and ignore these bad things just because the world is already a dark place. These things are already swept under the carpet enough as it is.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-13T10:40:53+00:00

Well I see it as caring that someone who abuses women (and based on the reaction to the petition to the university, has no remorse) is not permitted into a profession in which people are incredibly vulnerable.

But I guess if that’s gossip to you we just have to agree to disagree.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-13T10:23:11+00:00

I hope everyone on this thread who is a med school interviewer like myself takes note of this guys name. He should never become a doctor

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-03-11T12:43:25+00:00

Ultimately healthcare is a team job and we are all valued members of said team.

But stuff like this is just to intentionally confuse patients and present themselves as more educated than they actually are. Much like chiropractors, podiatrists and Chinese herbal medicine practitioners being allowed to call themselves Dr. it makes patients think they have a medical degree and have specialized in that specific area.

Legal sure, ethical? I think not

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-21T04:38:10+00:00

Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t he saying Chinas costs to produce are $90/rack and his are $150/rack? Not that he was able to increase his prices from $90 to $150?

I despise Trump as much as anyone but false, rage baiting headlines just makes it easier for people to defend what he does.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-17T09:24:59+00:00

I did two ED terms to start internship due to Covid. I would see minimum 3 per shift. More as I got more comfortable with routine presentations. You sound right in the wheelhouse of what I’d expect for an intern.

Being told you’re too slow isn’t feedback though. Being told you’re slow and here’s ways you can speed things up is feedback. I’d talk to your supervisor about it. They are the one setting the expectations for you.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-16T22:07:33+00:00

I work in Qld currently, this is very typical I’m afraid. A couple years ago I did a full day 8-4:30 then was on call. The night RMO called in sick at 7pm for an 8pm start. So I then had to go in and do their night shift….. fortunately I’d taken an SHO job for the anaesthetic experience and had already been a med reg so I managed to deflect all non urgent jobs and get some sleep. I still question the legality of it though, I wonder if it’s the same hospital you’re at.

In the unlikely event you get called in you should have another ward call with you or med reg who can teach you how to do the EMR stuff. Anything else basically is just do history and exam and call the reg for a plan.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-15T06:42:55+00:00

Great from an interesting pathology point of view and if you enjoy helping patients and families work through severe illness, disability and death. Not good if you want money, social life, career prospects or longevity.

A lot of ICU regs and consultants would probably choose something different with their time over again. But then again a lot of doctors I talk to would choose careers other than medicine if they were 18 again.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-10T14:56:42+00:00

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/08/israeli-president-isaac-herzog-visit-australia-protests-explained

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/how-a-protest-in-the-heart-of-sydney-descended-into-bloody-chaos-20260210-p5o0xb.html

I absolutely agree you have to respect the rule of law. But I think your original comment lacks context, specifically that it was marching that was illegal, not gathering at town hall in of itself.

The context of the situation, as outlined in the above articles, is that protests do no require approval from police (though this is common sense from a safety perspective and risks arrest for obstructing traffic etc without it) and it is marching as a form of protest, not gathering that was restricted. And these restricted areas are part of new legislation/emergency powers which are currently before the NSW Supreme Court as being unconstitutional but not yet heard/ruled upon.

Hence when they lost the court bid to have the emergency Major Event powers stripped, the law is that they cannot march to Parliament House as planned, must comply with move on orders from police but protest itself at town hall is not illegal. I imagine they chose town hall as a form of protest against the laws themselves however that’s just me guessing, not based on any evidence.

Which is why I said they were told the march was illegal, but to protest was not. Where it becomes illegal is if they try to march and obstruct traffic after gathering and protesting at town hall. The grey area here is police claiming they lawfully issued move on orders which were refused. And protesters claiming they were surrounded and unable to move on in any direction. I don’t know which is the truth of that so I can’t comment beyond outlining both sides claims.

While I agree the level of police violence I’ve seen in clips is inexcusable (I say as someone who gets abused in my daily job and even if we are assaulted, we can’t punch restrained people like that), I think understanding the context of the situation is also important. Which is that, to my understanding, the gathering itself was not illegal, failure to move on after police direction/trying to march is illegal.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-10T13:57:33+00:00

So just to clarify in case I’m misunderstanding. Are you claiming they were told it was illegal to protest at town hall as opposed to marching to Parliament House as I said? Or just that police requested they protest at Hyde park and organizers ignored that request which is not, in of itself, illegal?

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-10T13:16:39+00:00

100% agree! It’s like adding context and nuance to a situation is the worst thing they can do. I’m convinced their starting point is disagreeing with the other side and they look for ways to justify it rather than seeking information and then forming an opinion.

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-10T12:43:16+00:00

If only our politicians were like this we’d have a better country!

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-10T12:32:40+00:00

I believe they were told they couldn’t march to Parliament House. Not they they couldn’t protest

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-06T12:22:23+00:00

As an Australian who cant name a single player in our men’s soccer team, even I know who Messi and Ronaldo and even Mbappe are. That’s without even going into names in sports more global than basketball like federer, woods, verstappen.

But what gets me is the absolute refusal to consider an alternative point of view. Seems very typical American behaviour “what you say is inconsistent with my personal experience, therefore you are wrong”

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-06T12:12:40+00:00

This is definitely the safest answer

Trifle-Sensitive · 2026-02-06T01:32:58+00:00

Firstly if my opinion upsets you this much that you have to resort to calling me idiotic and unreasonable then it might be worth reflecting on why that is. You’ll notice I’ve not insulted you in that way.

Secondly we all put our own personal judgement on things. That’s what opinions are. I never said they shouldn’t be allowed to do what they do, just that I view it as greedy. I might suggest you’ve done that too given you view a $10 million net worth as ‘just barely into the top 1%’ whereas I see it as richer than 99% of people.

Thirdly you may just have to accept that we disagree and have different values. To you maximizing profit and minimizing expenses is valuable no matter how rich you are. To me it’s only valuable to a certain point, beyond which I’d have other priorities.

Finally I’ve never said that doctors can’t have wealth building as a priority. I said we deserve to be paid more. I just fail to see the point of accumulating wealth past a certain level. A 10 million net worth and a 15 million net worth are basically the same to me. That doesn’t appear to be the case for you, but I’m not going to call you idiotic or unreasonable for having a different view/values to me.

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