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Written by Cindy Lac, Edited by Emily Seeto The first week of university has passed for phase one, with first years heading to campus for SGs for the first time and possibly experiencing your first anatomy practical. Maybe you’ve learnt a lot! Maybe not so much. But one thing’s for

Written by Geraldine Yang, Edited by Grace Smith Breaking news: a second year UNSW medical student has just broken the record for the longest medical history ever taken. Clocking in at 2 hours and 45 minutes for the presenting complaint alone, Emily Lin attributes the history’s significant length to her

Written my Emily Seeto, Edited by Jack Vorgias Six months in, and I find it hard to label myself as a “med student”. But it’s not exactly due to imposter syndrome sinking in its claws, but rather because of some bizarre desire for non-conformity. And in a world of labels

By Geraldine Yang, edited by Caleb Tan Lately, it seems like medicine has been seeping into every part of my life. From the incessant intercom announcements to don my mask on public transport, to the influx of Moodle emails in my inbox, the threat of illness has taken on a

Interviewed by Jack Vorgias, transcript by Saleha Sehgol A brief discussion with some of the most talented meddies reveals their hidden secrets to time management Jemma – Art Jack: Hey Jemma, thank you so much for having the time to chat with me today. I’m going to start by asking

Written by Caleb Tan, edited by Cindy Lac 6288 kilometers. Two hours. Four seasons. The differences between Australia and Singapore make the two countries seem like two different worlds. Equal parts of excitement and fear blended into my being, the cacophony of a thousand hopes and worries echoing in my

Written by Allyson Tai, edited by Grace Smith It was summertime. The new year had just rolled over, leaving everyone high and dry with a sudden nothing to celebrate. People paced restlessly on the streets, still looking for the renewal that the new year had promised but never quite delivered

Written by Emily Seeto, edited by Katerina Theocharous The image of a small fish in a big pond has never rung truer. There’s something daunting about being a fresher with a six-year road ahead – a seemingly steeper climb than the trek from Anzac Parade to High Street. And yet.

Written by Cindy Lac, Edited by Allyson Tai You’re late. And there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it. You had initially planned to leave the house at 6:30am, giving you ample time to walk to the train station and get to campus twenty minutes before the first lecture of