Making Lemonade: How to Make the Most Out of a Long Commute
It's difficult to see the good in a 3-hour round trip to med school or a clinical placement, but as one medical student shows us there's a lot to gain in the space between home and work.Out of the window, the sun spilt over the horizon in shades of deep orange and...
Quiz: Which TV doctor are you?
Medicine isn't quite what Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, House or Hospital Playlist has led us to believe...but if it were, which doctor would you be?
Share House from Hell – Becoming the walking undead – Medical School Horror Stories
Medical School Horror stories are a cathartic and humourous way to share our struggles and triumphs so we can have a laugh, a cry and make it easier for the next overwhelmed med student! Send us your stories here! Moving into a new share house can be a scary...
It’s Okay to Not Want to be a Clinician – Alternative Pathways in Medicine
While medicine is a wonderful field in which to work there are plenty of reasons to want to walk a different path. So a career in clinical medicine no longer excites you? That’s OK. Maybe it never did. Maybe you chose to study medicine because you were 17 or 18 and...
Why is House of God Still a Seminal Text for Med Students?
For the past forty years, with over 2 million copies sold, The House of God has become almost a rite of passage for med students, but a MD3 student questions if it's deserving of its cult following. About 6 weeks out from end of year exams, I was in a rut. The year...
What I Learnt from Sitting a Supp
It’s the bane of any medical student, the nightmares haunting their dreams, it lurks, it preys, it’s the boogie man – it’s the supplemental exam. But like the archetypal horror story, those who see it, never seem to tell of it. Until now. A couple of weeks ago, I was...
Jerusha Mather on the Power of Making Medical Education More Accessible
Jerusha Mather is a PhD candidate in biomedical science at Victoria University and an inaugural member of the Australian Academy of Science’s group of twelve STEM Women Changemakers. Ever since she was a teenager she’s had the ambition to become a medical doctor....
“But what will it look like on darker skin?” Melanating Medical Education
An Australian medical student discusses the dangers of underrepresenting and misrepresenting people of colour in medical education.Growing up, I was accustomed to watching TV shows with characters that looked nothing like me—blue eyes, white skin and straight hair. On...
Which Doctor Are You? How Your Coffee Order Reveals Your Future Specialty
Caffeine and doctors go together like interns and paperwork... take the quiz to find out which path lies ahead for you!
5 Great Ways to Learn More About First Nations Communities
We’ve compiled a few community, research and media resources for you to engage with and learn more about First Nations Communities. We hope you find them useful! 1. Connect Follow these organisations on social media and check out their media releases for the latest...