Michelle Johnston
About the author

Michelle Johnston

Dr Michelle Johnston is a consultant Emergency Physician who works at an inner city hospital.  Mostly her days consist of trauma and mess.She studied medicine at UWA, and gained her Fellowship with the Australian College for Emergency Medicine in 1998.She loves caring for patients and teaching, but is terminally confused by health bureaucracy and is an expert in meeting avoidance.She believes there is a beating heart of humanity, art, and beauty within the sometimes brutal reality of the Emergency Department, and she has dedicated her career to finding that sweet spot between creativity and critical care medicine.Books are her other oxygen, and writing her sustenance.

Books by Michelle Johnston

Michelle Johnston Articles

Podcast: Michelle Johnston on Finding Stories in Everyday Situations

Podcast

18 January 2023

Podcast: Michelle Johnston on Finding Stories in Everyday Situations

    Luminous: Read an Extract from Tiny Uncertain Miracles by Michelle Johnston

    Review | Extract

    30 November 2022

    Luminous: Read an Extract from Tiny Uncertain Miracles by Michelle Johnston

      Tender and Illuminating: Read Our Review of Tiny Uncertain Miracles by Michelle Johnston

      Review | Our Review

      29 November 2022

      Tender and Illuminating: Read Our Review of Tiny Uncertain Miracles by Michelle Johnston

        Rare Jewel of a Novel: Dustfall by Michelle Johnston

        News

        6 March 2018

        Rare Jewel of a Novel: Dustfall by Michelle Johnston

          Fatal Mistakes: read a sample chapter from Dustfall by Michelle Johnston

          News

          6 March 2018

          Fatal Mistakes: read a sample chapter from Dustfall by Michelle Johnston

            'Doctors don't, on a whole, deal with their mistakes terribly well': An Interview with Author Michelle Johnston

            News

            28 February 2018

            'Doctors don't, on a whole, deal with their mistakes terribly well': An Interview with Author Michelle Johnston