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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 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.
How to Take Care of Yourself During Preclinical Years
We don’t pay lip service to self care. Here’s a comprehensive guide to get on a good footing as you begin your medical journey.
How Do You Mourn When Your Grief is Unacknowledged? A Medical Student Learns the Importance of Empathy
A medical student acknowledges that empathetic communication is not always intuitive, but through her experience of miscarriage, shows how empathy is critical for patient care.
What Makes a Good Intern
On their penultimate day of internship, a doctor reflects on what makes a good intern and what makes for a good intern year.
‘Let it Rip’- The Economic and Health Impacts of Australia’s Covid-19 Disaster
Within a matter of weeks, Australia has gone from having one of the lowest rates of new Covid-19 infections per capita, to one of the highest in the world. We speak with economist Richard Denniss on how we got here and how we can get out of this crisis.
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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 Take Care of Yourself During Preclinical Years
A final year student shows how building the habits of self-care early on, will...
How Do You Mourn When Your Grief is Unacknowledged? A Medical Student Learns the Importance of Empathy
A final year medical student acknowledges that empathetic communication is not...