Allan Peterkin MD is Full Professor at the University of Toronto (Mount Sinai Hospital), an experienced Psychiatrist with qualifications in Family Medicine, a medical educator and passionate advocate of the medical/ health humanities.Alan Bleakley DPhil is Emeritus Professor of Medical Education and Medical Humanities at the University of Plymouth Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry, and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators; he was educated as a zoologist, psychologist and psychotherapist.

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• Patient care and safety are primary: but what about young doctors’ welfare? Body and soul part 1: recognizing the symptoms of stress. Body and soul part 2: how to treat stress. Physician, heal thyself: taking care of your body. Maintaining professional relationships with colleagues. Maintaining professional relationships with patients. Protecting and strengthening personal relationships. One size does not fit all: unique concerns. Whiz kids and learning curves: keeping on track with learning, teaching and leadership. Coda. References.