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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

The New Normal: Stay Safe, Stay Hopeful

By Mansimran Loyal; Edited by Rosie Kirk We have been told many times that living alongside COVID-19 is our ‘new normal’. As I write this…