By By Caleb Tan, edited by Allyson Tai Sometimes, I wake up in the morning with tears in my eyes. I had been dreaming again, but about what I cannot remember. All I recall was that I was dreaming about something important —something very precious to me. I stumble through the
Amnesia
Written by Jason Lin, edited by Emily Seeto Over the last 4 years, I have undertaken a project – a project on such an unfathomably large scale that could be seen as borderline obsessive – all spearheaded by one simple ideology. Memory is transient. This project is simply the act
Breaking the Bubble
Written by Jason Lin, edited by Geraldine Yang Disclaimer: The views presented in this article are not targeted towards any individual medical student, but rather are a commentary on the general attitudes of the medicine community at UNSW. From my brief one and a half years as a UNSW med
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
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
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
The Fire that Consumes Us
By Jerrica Kuan; Edited by Katerina Theocharous The thing about burning out, is that you have to be on fire first. You’ve probably heard about burnout plenty of times from MedFac – maybe you even did your Foundies assignment on it. Something something ‘50% of UNSW medical students experience mental
Lockdown II
By Saleha Sehgol; Edited by Yaron Gu Tabula rasaOr back to square one?That mask,Second skin.Seasoned hecklers,Second season.Peak hour drones,A haunting threnody of cicadas and mynas.To every crevice this hollowness reaches –Not quite, for it fails to appease the beaches. Crimson fury dribbles and spitsHow are the bearings still not
Musings on Lockdown
By Hannah Yuan; Edited by Katerina Theocharous This piece was written on 27th June 2021, at the onset of the current NSW lockdown. Given the recent extensions of the lockdown, we believe its messages are now even more relevant. ~~~ “Like swallows, like salmon, we were the helpless captives of
