By By Thy Pham; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama After studying medicine for one year, I’ve crafted a new personality and have had three identity crises. Despite this, my desire for love is strong – it immensely saddens me to find out that everyone’s been linking up in the lead up to
“I’m quitting med to become a TikTok star”
By Sarah Lin; Edited by Katerina Theocharous Kitty Dok, a 7th year student, has recently revealed that she is quitting her medical studies in order to devote herself to the art of TikTok. The Jugular conducted an interview to investigate the mysterious past of the new TikTok star. Q. Why
The Art of Ending It All: What makes a good ending?
By Ivan Shen; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama Endings to stories come in many different shapes or forms. They can be very detailed in resolving every small plot point of a story, or they can seem sudden and open-ended. Some narratives hold your hand and walk with you along a very
EXCLUSIVE: Med student comes clean with MedFac in reflection
By Sarah Lin; Edited by Katerina Theocharus Recently, the Jugular had the honour of reviewing an exemplary reflection piece provided by a fellow med student, who claims that her honesty earned her a P+ in her reflective practitioner grad cap. “I’d never actually considered being honest in a reflection before,”
An Alpha Chad Guide to Acing Med Interviews
By Thy Pham; Edited by Rosie Kirk It’s coming up to med interview season, when med-hopefuls from across the globe hustle to secure a place at UNSW. We’ve put together a foolproof guide to help YOU ace YOUR interviews. The DOs 1. Proclaim to have loved medicine ever since you
The Two Day Rule
By Jacky Jiang; Edited by Rosie Kirk While the freedom to do what I want when I want is something that I highly value, this year has taught me that there is such a thing as too much freedom. I had no morning bus to catch. Lectures were all prerecorded.
The Comfort in End of Life Dreams & Visions
By Ivan Shen; Edited by Kaitlin Zhong As Benjamin Franklin once wrote in a letter, nothing is certain but death and taxes. However, while it seems that it is possible to avoid taxes, we have yet to figure out a way to evade death. The concept of death carries a
Hippocrates – the not-so-perfect Father of Medicine
By Thulashigan Sreeharan, Edited by Nipuni Hapangama On Father’s Day this year, the medical profession looked back at its estranged relationship with long-deceased dad Hippocrates (circa 460-375 B.C.). Little is known about the founding father of medicine, but doctors are convinced he was a good dude. After all, he sowed
Cutting the Line of Communication with Detention Centres
By Eleanor Hall “I have always said that I believe in words and literature. I believe that literature has the potential to make change and challenge structures of power. Literature has the power to give us freedom.” These were the words of Behrouz Boochachi, a refugee who spent six years
A Love Letter to Wallace Wurth
By Thy Pham; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama Dearest Wallace, I miss you so much. I miss how boisterous you were. I miss your sleek, aesthetic, architecturally superior, sparkling grey and silver layout. I miss the ping pong table, the broken ping pong balls, the worn paddles. I miss the close
