Being stabbed in the back at Australia's most prestigious medical school is hard to take, but is especially galling when it is done by the Associate Professor of Ethical Practice. As a student at the University of Sydney Medical School, I was frustrated by the inadequate teaching of medical science, which had been pushed aside by the latest fad medical subjects, such as Patient Centred Medicine. I let the staff know how I felt in third year essays that led to the Associate Professor of Ethical Practice working behind the scenes in an attempt to have me repeat the year. Then in fourth year, I...