Sun Jul 25 2021 at 7:38:33
Author's note: This is a piece I wrote with the intention of publishing in a medical journal. It was rejected twice, so in my frustration I have given up, and I am putting it here for anyone who might be interested.
Balaji Varatharaju entered medical school at Adelaide University as a model student, known for his generosity and altruism. He studied, he volunteered at the Red Cross, and helped in aged care, despite suffering from depression and back pain. He wanted to help the most disadvantaged people of Australia, and he took up as an intern in Alice Springs Hospital in 2009.