Emeritus Professor John Murtagh AO is Australia’s most famous general practitioner. He is the author of Murtaghs General Practice, now in its 8th edition and translated into over 20 languages. In this podcast, Professor Murtagh discusses how he came to study Medicine, choose general practice as his career and then go on to write the famous textbook. Professor Murtagh also gives valuable insights into the challenges and rewards of general practice in Australia in 2023.