Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
Meritocracy over-rated in medical school entry lottery
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Meritocracy over-rated in medical school entry lottery
Wednesday 8 January 2025, 10:30 AM

Grades take centre stage in the selection of medical students but are no guarantee of future success as a doctor [Image: Artisteer on iStock]
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This article was first published online on 6 August 2024.
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