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Hear, hear. I am heartily sick of the 'great and the good' in
politics and business as well as medicine, being honoured because they
move in the right circles.
Perhaps it's time to launch a search for the hidden heroes in our society
and give them the recognition they deserve.
I cannot be the only reader to have a sense of deja vu from this well
-meaning contribution.
About a fortnight ago, I reinforced the author's previously published
cogent case for considering non-professors for these prestigious awards
and hope that the BMJ Group would review the qualifying criteria for next year's
awards.
Dr. Bissett: My only fear is that repetitive presentation of our
viewpoint may be open to misconstruction in some quarters.
Alternative awards?
Hear, hear. I am heartily sick of the 'great and the good' in
politics and business as well as medicine, being honoured because they
move in the right circles.
Perhaps it's time to launch a search for the hidden heroes in our society
and give them the recognition they deserve.
Competing interests:
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