By By Jason Lin; Edited by Katerina Theocharous Medcamp. Crowds, parties and poignant memories. Among the claustrophobic hordes of nascent, flourishing medical students, a few clusters of people have their heads bobbing slightly higher than the rest. These are the students who stand out in one way or another, defined by
Medical student takes P- history, blames lack of empathy on MBTI type
Written by Mansimran Loyal; Edited by Katerina Theocharous When first-year student Mike Wazowski logged onto Teams last Friday, he was sure that he was about to experience an ordinary clinical skills session, an ordinary attempt at history-taking, and ordinary feedback consisting of straight Ps and a 2-word comment, probably ‘good
Meddie gets off at ANZAC Parade – Discovers there’s another side to UNSW…
By Jay Patel; Edited by Yaron Gu He channelled his inner Naruto as his feet kissed the cool, concrete pavements of Central Station’s south concourse. Arms stretched out behind him, Wally detonated from the dreary morning crowds just as the sliding doors of the light rail squeezed shut behind him.
#73045 Looking for Tachycardia: A UNSW Med Student’s Plea for Love
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
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
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
MEDFAC Bans Use of the Word ‘COVID-19’ in eMed Portfolio
By Thy Pham, Edited by Nipuni Hapangama It’s one hour before eMed portfolio submissions are due, and I’m ready to submit my sophisticated piece of work. I’ve outlined all my grad caps, taking care to use my one P- to portray my gruelling journey towards straight P+’s. I add in
