By 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
Stupidity: The other pandemic affecting medical students in COVID-19
By Sarah Lin; Edited by Katerina Theocharus With the COVID-19 pandemic progressively worsening both in Victoria and in Australia, we have been exposed to daily reports of soaring case numbers, increasing death rates, and ever-decreasing number of pubs open. While these are all extremely important, they have distracted us from
Quarantine Binge – Medical Kdrama Review (Part 2): Hospital Playlist
By Ivan Shen; Edited by Kaitlin Zhong Although I really enjoyed Doctor John and hoped its thought-provoking themes indicated a new trend for medical kdramas, I still doubted there would ever be another one that deserved even higher praise. But Hospital Playlist (2020) is not only one of the best
Doctors Anonymous
By Jacky Jiang; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama Having recently fallen into a slump and losing all the motivation I had to study, I’ve had to take a step back and reassess my situation. Why have I been this way and what can I do about it? Of course, a lack
Expedition Medicine – For Daring Doctors
Image: An emergency medic on Mount Everest (© CNN) By Thulashigan Sreeharan; Edited by Katerina Theocharous When we picture where our medical careers will take us, we often see ourselves sequestered in an operating room, hospital ward or private clinic. Perhaps that’s why my ears prick up whenever I hear
