Listeners to RRR's weekly Radiotherapy program will be familiar with Dr Mal Practice, BabyDoc and Dr Malice.

They may not know they are the voices of Alfred Hospital staff who for 10 years have explored the lighter side of medicine through panel discussions, expert interviews and casual conversation between colleagues.

Primary Mental Health Consultant Psychiatrist Rob Selzer, who founded the program, said it was born out of a desire to bring specialist clinical issues into everyday discussion.

'The idea was to demystify medical and psychiatric issues and also to show that specialists are normal people,' Dr Selzer said.

'It's a relaxed format—we don't want to teach or preach to people, we just basically have discussions between ourselves that are, hopefully, interesting to other people as well.' 

Topics include anything and everything—from pharmaceuticals to mental illness to specialities such as paediatrics and even complementary medicines and practices.

And, after more than 10 years on the air, the panel still finds topics to chew the fat over every week.

'There are always issues that come up in the media, developments in techniques or new scientific discoveries.

'Things change very rapidly in healthcare, so there is always something new to talk about,' Dr Selzer said.

'Really, it's just a chance for us to chat to people we find interesting, about things we find interesting.

'And hopefully our listeners can learn something along the way. We certainly do.'

•   Radiotherapy airs on 102.7FM RRR every Sunday between 10 and 11a.m.