The Best Jobs to Juggle with Medical School

by Dr Jasmine Davis | Mar 26, 2024

Written by Dr Jasmine Davis Jasmine is an intern at Bundaberg Hospital as part of the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway. She is a graduate of Melbourne University holding a Bachelor of Biomedicine, Master of Public Health, and Doctor of Medicine. She is the current...

How to Become a Surgeon: Your Questions Answered

by Editor | Feb 15, 2023

Written by Recently, MedicGuild wanted to hear your questions for our surgical registrar about surgical training pathways. And here, with the new medical year upon us, a time when doctors often set goals for the year ahead, she answers those questions. Previous...

Basic Physician Training Survival Guide

by Dr Kate Johnson | Feb 9, 2023

Written by BPT is a challenging time for trainees, but there are ways of making it easier on yourself and there is an end in sight. A consultant reflects on this period of her life and offers four points of advice to those about to begin or currently in training. At...

5 Life Lessons from the Labour Ward for Surviving Medical School

by Emma Rose Quinn | Feb 9, 2023

Written by Call me crazy, but, as a third year medical student on my O&G rotation, I’ve come to believe that there are quite a few similarities between medical school and the labour experience. It sounds far-fetched but upon reflection I’ve been able to draw...

How to Deliver Effective and Meaningful Feedback: a diagnostic checklist

by Editor | Oct 20, 2022

Written by “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...

Are Religion and Medicine Compatible?

by Bells | Sep 8, 2022

Written by 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...