The Mad Artist

“It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill – it’s a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I’m all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I’ll always remain half crazy.”

Special Snowflake Med Applicant Claims He Doesn’t Even Know How Much Doctors Earn

“I just want to help people,” Clippon informed us before we even had a chance to ask him his name.

How a Book Made Me Realise Medicine Was For Me

Whenever I find myself feeling down, or stressed out about assignments or exams, I think back to what the stories mean to me, and I feel a calming sense of belonging to this exclusively intimate and almost sacred career.

Local Hospital Deems Medical Students ‘Worse Than Hospital-Acquired Infections’

In a form of passive protest, staff toilets have now also been restricted with swipe-card-only access, forcing cardless medical students to go to the bathroom in squalor amongst the rest of the community.

A Conversation with Ke

He was elected as President of UNSW’s Medical Society for 2018. Before that he was Secretary and Membership Director. Always found around Wallace Wurth with a smile and chat to offer, his name has become synonymous with all the qualities and ideals associated with medicine, a leader and team member at heart. I had the chance to sit down with Ke Sun and reflect on his time as President – the influences, challenges and future.

Film Review: Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time

Over a period of four months in 2017, Boochani recorded footage covertly on a mobile phone from within Manus Island. The result is an uncensored glimpse into life in detention.

Article Submission Rates to The Jugular Mysteriously Plummet a Week Before Exams

In news of yet another industry that millennials may be killing, student-run media sites find themselves scraping the bottom of the ideas bowl a week out from uni exams.

MedSoc Bookshop to Include RM William’s Signature Craftsmen Boots in “Phase 1 Essentials Package”

Whispers of including a Grey’s Anatomy boxset have been a source of added excitement amongst certain circles.

Measuring Childhood Obesity: Our Uncomfortable Relationship with Weight

With an estimated 27% of children and 63% of adults in Australia classified as being overweight or obese this is an issue that needs to be taken seriously.

Surgery By The Numbers

What does it take to be selected for surgical training, who makes it, when do they make it, is it worth it?