I remember walking around a campus filled with people, yet feeling so alone. I remember sitting in the lecture hall by myself, watching bunches of bright-eyed faces stroll in together, laughing and talking. I remember that hollow feeling when SG would end, and we’d all pack up and leave without wasting a word.
Whenever I find myself feeling down, or stressed out about assignments or exams, I think back to what the stories mean to me, and I feel a calming sense of belonging to this exclusively intimate and almost sacred career.
With an estimated 27% of children and 63% of adults in Australia classified as being overweight or obese this is an issue that needs to be taken seriously.
I hadn’t really thought about it for a while, but every time I hear someone say ‘I’m so depressed’ a little thing tugs at me reminding me it was real. I don’t look like a depressed person, I never did… but I was.
The passion of medical students who have worked tirelessly between exams and hospital shifts to bring this rally to life has been inspiring.
Hundreds of doctors were left isolated without support and distressed without relief when their make-or-break Basic Training exam was abruptly cancelled after a multitude of technical failures.
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