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10 podcasts You Need to Tune Into as an Australian Medical Student
As a medical student, the endless streams of information, clinical examination and investigative techniques can be inundating. Without contextualising and embedding what is learnt in a clinical, patient or public health context, your view of medicine can become a...
12 Websites All Medical Students Should Know About
When it comes to learning Medicine, there are a handful of ‘must-have’ and a million more little extra websites to guide your learning. But when you're a new medical student, or just starting your clinical years, it’s hard to know what resources are out there, and...
I just wish we’d debriefed: The risk of not meeting after a critical incident
As doctors we encounter a number of traumatic experiences. Debriefing is key not just for our mental health, but also for our educational development. I still vividly remember the first cardiac arrest I saw. As a third year medical student on my first clinical...
How to Deliver Effective and Meaningful Feedback: a diagnostic checklist
“Feedback advice is something everyone knows” ...or is it? Brush up on your feedback skills –how to give and how to ask for feedback– with this diagnostic checklist.I am on my second rotation as an intern, and it is time for mid-term feedback from our supervising...
Are Religion and Medicine Compatible?
Religion and medicine can seem worlds apart, but as a junior doctor finds out, in practice there is a different story to tell.Throughout the entirety of medical school, not once have I seen religion viewed positively. A patient’s religious preferences and the...
How Autistic doctors can thrive: a medical student’s journey of discovering their self and embracing their difference
Neurodivergent doctors are an asset to medicine, but, as a final year medical student, recently diagnosed with Autistism, explains, more understanding and awareness is needed to help others embrace this nuerodiversity. I’m not spending 2022 exactly how I pictured....
Know Thyself: The Role of Palliative Care
Palliative care is an underrated specialty, probably because it’s not as ‘sexy’ as cardiology or neurosurgery. Still, it can profoundly change the lives of patients and their families. Founded as a speciality in the 1960s by Cicely Saunders, the word ‘palliative’...
How to Prepare for the Worst Case Scenario: A Guide to Advanced Care Planning
Advanced Care Planning, establishing what a person’s wishes are should they become so ill or incapacitated that they cannot make those decisions themselves is an important part of modern medicine. Autonomy is a key tenet of medical ethics, and communicating one’s...
Is There a Doctor in the House? What The Rise in Doctors Running for Election Tells Us About Our Health Crises
The pandemic has revealed the cracks in our public health system are gaping holes, with many health workers saying it has reached crisis point. From primary care, to emergency departments, mental health and climate change, our guest, GP and writer Dr Melanie Cheng...
Sex (ed), Drag and Rooibos
TeaBrief Podcast Season 2 Episode 3. To never miss an episode - Subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts. Dating is a minefield, let alone dating in med. Today's guest, a med student, drag queen and aspiring GP, with a passion for sexual health offers some...
Meet the Family: Navigating The Doctor-Patient-Family Relationship
A HMO offers some practical advice on how best to look after families and yourself when tackling challenging conversations.
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Is There a Doctor in the House? What The Rise in Doctors Running for Election Tells Us About Our Health Crises
The pandemic has revealed the cracks in our public health system are gaping...
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How to Prepare for the Worst Case Scenario: A Guide to Advanced Care Planning
Advanced Care Planning, establishing what a person’s wishes are should they...
Is There a Doctor in the House? What The Rise in Doctors Running for Election Tells Us About Our Health Crises
The pandemic has revealed the cracks in our public health system are gaping...