Book Launch: Trust me, I'm a Doctor (Michael Hodgson)
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Join us for the launch by Journalist Judy Tierney of ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’: The Life of Victor Richard Ratten, written by Michael Hodgson AM.Dr Victor Ratten was a significant figure in Tasmanian medicine during a long and often contentious career from World War I until the 1940s – but although he was popular with patients, he made enemies in the medical profession and was at the centre of a long-running dispute over hospital management. This book reveals that his medical qualification was bogus and details how he used bluff and political influence to gain advantage. Author Dr Michael Hodgson has gathered evidence over forty years to make a portrait of this colourful and controversial character.
Michael Hodgson was born in Scotland and migrated to Tasmania in 1947, later training as an anaesthetist at the Royal Hobart Hospital.
Date
Thursday 19 June 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (UTC+10)Location
The Hobart Bookshop
22 Salamanca Square, Battery Point TAS 7004
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Book Launch: Trust me, I'm a Doctor (Michael Hodgson)
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