Dr. Susan White is a doctor and a writer based in Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria. As a clinical geneticist, Susan hunts for answers to undiagnosed genetic conditions in children. Shortlisted for the Kill Your Darlings’ Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2017, Cut is her first work of adult fiction.
Cut is a thrilling, provocative novel set against the backdrop of a major Melbourne hospital’s surgical team in the time before #metoo blew the lid off institutionalised misogyny and sexism.
Hanya caught up with Susan to talk about her experiences in medicine, including misogyny, how the culture of sexism shapes careers, how still few women are at the top and how the #metoo movement changed her perspective.
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This episode of The Doctor Diaries Podcast was proudly sponsored by Medical Mecca, a new health practitioner owned and run online platform that involves individual health practitioners creating an online profile, similar to a Facebook/linked in profile, to make it easier for prospective patients to search and book into a suitable health care provider. Medical Mecca also allows for any health practitioner listed on the platform to send referrals to each other quickly, safely and efficiently.