By Written by Emily Seeto, edited by Katerina Theocharous The image of a small fish in a big pond has never rung truer. There’s something daunting about being a fresher with a six-year road ahead – a seemingly steeper climb than the trek from Anzac Parade to High Street. And yet.
The Road Overtaken
Written by Cindy Lac, a reimagining of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” How foolhardy was I to take the old, trodden road Of my predecessors that I had shadowed before Of the well-read, the trendy mode Unfortunately, I had not travelled as far from my abode As I stumble
A Love Letter to Long-distance Commuters in Medicine
Written by Cindy Lac, Edited by Allyson Tai You’re late. And there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it. You had initially planned to leave the house at 6:30am, giving you ample time to walk to the train station and get to campus twenty minutes before the first lecture of
10 things I hate about Zoom
Written by Grace Smith, Edited by Saleha Sehgol Your guide to navigate online learning, the return to in-person classes, and the first term of 2022 (with a little help from a 90’s rom-com classic) Often our heads are a mess of everything we must keep track of as medical students.
Ranked: The best places to cry after your embryology lecture
“What the hell is mesoderm anyway?” – Clueless Med Student Written by Geraldine Yang, Edited by Katerina Theocharous We all know that every med student can tell you, in great detail, about the first time they cried at uni. We also know that every med student can tell you, in
Three Lessons From Lockdown
By Jay Patel; Edited by Allyson Tai The last few months have been an absolute rollercoaster to say the least. We saw our plans get cancelled as daily cases went from zero to the thousands, with no clear end in sight. Despite all the things we’ve missed out on, there are
The Colosseum
By Saleha Sehgol; Edited by Allyson Tai The spectators. The amphitheatre invites the masses, drawing them in to mindlessly worship the online feats of others. They’re ravenous, for the taste of instant gratification dances on their tongues, yearning to witness the infallible mesh of lives beneath them. They morph into
A Man Watched Anime for 7 Days. Here’s what happened to his Heart
A ChubbyEmu Parody Disclaimer: Not entirely factually accurate, seek your own doctor for medical advice Written by Jason Lin; Edited by Zoe Wei J.C. is a 21-year-old man presenting to the emergency room unconscious. His roommate, Lachlan, tells the admitting nurse that he found J.C. collapsed on his bedroom floor,
Offshore
By Jerrica Kuan; Edited by Zoe Wei “Second-year international offshore students are returning soon.” The time is too early in the morning (or too late at night). You are an offshore medical student, waking up for class in a time zone that stays the same, for a country whose time
Emoji Overuse: The newest epidemic plaguing medical students
By Geraldine Yang; Edited by Allyson Tai The NSW Health Department has issued a Public Service Announcement alert regarding the rapid spread of the neurodegenerative disease, Emoji Overuse Syndrome. There are currently 725 confirmed cases nation-wide. Initially discovered amongst UNSW Medicine students on Facebook, the disease has since spread to
