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Hippocrates – the not-so-perfect Father of Medicine
By Thulashigan Sreeharan, Edited by Nipuni Hapangama On Father’s Day this year, the medical profession looked back at its estranged relationship with long-deceased dad Hippocrates…
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Cutting the Line of Communication with Detention Centres
By Eleanor Hall “I have always said that I believe in words and literature. I believe that literature has the potential to make change and…
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,…
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…
Quarantine Binge – Medical Kdrama Review (Part 2): Hospital Playlist
By Ivan Shen; Edited by Kaitlin Zhong Although I really enjoyed Doctor John and hoped its thought-provoking themes indicated a new trend for medical kdramas,…
Doctors Anonymous
By Jacky Jiang; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama Having recently fallen into a slump and losing all the motivation I had to study, I’ve had to…
Expedition Medicine – For Daring Doctors
Image: An emergency medic on Mount Everest (© CNN) By Thulashigan Sreeharan; Edited by Katerina Theocharous When we picture where our medical careers will take…
The New Normal: Stay Safe, Stay Hopeful
By Mansimran Loyal; Edited by Rosie Kirk We have been told many times that living alongside COVID-19 is our ‘new normal’. As I write this…
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…
“I failed my EOC thanks to Nach King”
By Sarah Lin; Edited by Katerina Theocharus Bernie Bernard Jnr. remembers the day he received that dreaded email from Medfac. It stated that he, Bernie,…