Written by Linette Koh & Edited by Emily Seeto Touching Grass: Recreational Drugs Found in Nature Contrary to popular belief, chemistry teachers don’t turn into drug lords and many recreational drugs you see depicted in shows like ‘Breaking Bad’ exist not only in medicine, but also the real world around
I Just Discovered Second Years.
By: Patrick Zhang | Edited by: Ara Downey Until recently, I knew little about the enigmatic specimens we call second years. They were faceless individuals who coalesced into a singular, homogenous entity. At times, I would observe them scuttling around campus, or as the distant other at Medsoc events; they
An Unscientific Meta-Analysis on AI
Written By: Patrick Zhang | Edited By: Alexander Panov I’m proud to say I was a commendable participant of the 2024 Global Health Short Course ‘The Future of Medicine’ (That’s what my certificate said – btw it was personally signed by the Dean of Medicine). This is where our story
OBGYN OSCES Feedback
Written by Ara Downey & edited by Anthony Yap Dear [STUDENT], Please find attached the feedback for your Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Examination. We regret to inform you that you have not passed this exam. OVERALL GRADE: F GENERAL FEEDBACK: It appears that you were underprepared for this exam. Your
‘A Shell of A Man’: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Wartime Veterans
Written by Linette Koh & edited by Anna Chua “Crazy as their old man”, a passer-by describes Desmond and Harold Doss as they fool around the precipice of a small cliff. In the critically acclaimed Hacksaw Ridge (2016), we follow Desmond navigating the battlefield whilst holding onto his unconventional belief
UNSW MEDICINE AND HEALTH ANNOUNCES PHASING STUDENTS OUT IN FAVOUR OF AI LANGUAGE MODELS
by Ara Downey, aided by ChatGPT The author wishes to redact with apologies her previous article entitled ‘Medicine Program Redesign Proposes Replacing Students With Well-Trained Ferrets’. In the light of recent technological developments and concerns about the ferrets’ ability to comply with infection control procedures, the Faculty of Medicine and
How To Survive Your First EOC
Written by Monika M & Edited Ara Downey Are you a freshie who has no idea what to do for EOC? Are you a senior who has forgotten what it is like to do an exam after the long summer break? Fret not! Here is a very serious EOC survival
Stone Heart
Written by Anna Chua & Edited by Monika M thirty summers gone and a minute past and here I am still, my hands clasped that shake the cloister and in the whisper, unchanged. This is no Elysium. It is gone and I am here, bowed before this dis-torted visage of
Best unconventional study tips (to turn your WAM around)
Written by David McKay and edited by Emily Seeto Caption: Active recall? Don’t know her. Past papers? Wouldn’t have a clue. The quickest way to a HD is to ignore cliché medfluencer study tips and instead use these 4 Jugular-approved unconventional study tips to launch your WAM into orbit. Anyone
To Build a Snowman
Written by: Chenglin Wu Edited by: David Mckay Let’s build a snowman. His nose will be straight and round; His arms thick and strong; And his eyes made of lustrous obsidian, Gleaming under the winter sun. Let’s build a snowman. His body shall be a snowball, That will be rolled