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By publications@medsoc.org.au November 13, 2018 humour/satire

SportsBet Now Taking Bets For Next NSW Hospital To Be Deregistered

“Does it count as match-fixing if I bully my juniors until the department is stripped of its title?” asked a senior doctor.

By publications@medsoc.org.au November 7, 2018 humour/satire

Senior Staff Start Bullying Medical Students Since No Junior Doctors Left

When various heads of departments were questioned, The Jugular received remarkably similar responses along the lines of, “back in my day… tougher skins… disappointments… bullying??? Never heard of it.”

By publications@medsoc.org.au November 1, 2018 culture/the weekly petri

The Weekly Petri: Pain, Paint & Frida Kahlo

Kahlo’s life was marred by great suffering- chronic pain, alcoholism, infidelity, physical disability and mental illness were experiences often reflected in her art.

By publications@medsoc.org.au October 23, 2018 humour

Student Still Not Really Sure What Causes Clubbing

“Look, no-one really knows but it sounds pretty slick when we say ‘Schamroth’s window is present’.”

By publications@medsoc.org.au October 18, 2018 humour/satire

MedFac To Test Final Year Students’ ‘Words Per Minute’ To Assess Suitability For Internship

“Yeah look, once on my gastro term the consultant asked me to do the notes and instead of ‘patient due discharge’, I mistyped ‘patient die discharge’. Safe to say boss wasn’t happy.”

By publications@medsoc.org.au October 11, 2018 feature

Fatherhood in Medicine

She pointed to me – “Who’s this?” He said “Man.” That moment was crushing.

By publications@medsoc.org.au October 9, 2018 humour

Med Student Falls in Love With Every Young Intern at Their Hospital

One has to wonder where all these eligible interns come from, since there seems to be little evidence of med students of their calibre. Perhaps it is a stable income and clinical competency that is the crucial missing factor.

By publications@medsoc.org.au October 5, 2018 Q&A

Dr Greg Fox: MSAP Co-Founder

The idea for MSAP arose during the elective that Greg Moloney and I undertook in Malawi. This was in 2000, at the height of the HIV epidemic. We could not ignore what we had seen, but had an ethical responsibility to do something

By publications@medsoc.org.au September 27, 2018 humour

Med Student Excited to Update their CV After Getting Elected to MedSoc

“I’m just really excited to make a difference for students and do things that matter and-…Sorry gimme one second, just quickly posting this on my profile.”

By publications@medsoc.org.au September 26, 2018 culture/the weekly petri

The Weekly Petri: Edvard Munch and Painting the Psyche

Munch’s art explored themes of repression and instability representative of his own mental anguish; they were deeper messages awaiting diagnostic interpretations.

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