Being a Dr Dr? Is it worth it and when’s the best time to do the doctorate?
When the journey to becoming a consultant takes at least ten years, it’s understandable that most students are eager to clamber to the top of the ladder as quickly as …
When the journey to becoming a consultant takes at least ten years, it’s understandable that most students are eager to clamber to the top of the ladder as quickly as …
The AMSJ is proud to announce a partnership with the upcoming Australiasian Students’ Surgical Conference (ASSC). Australasian Students’ Surgical Conference (ASSC), June 30, 2012. “Australasian Students’ Surgical Horizons” UNSW Main …
Longo DL, Harrison TR. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, Eighteenth Edition. London: McGraw-Hill; 2012. RRP: $199 So a review of this text has been done before, not of Harrison’s Principles …
Wilkins R, Cross S, Megson I, Meredith D. Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences, Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2011. RRP: $47.95 A complete guide to the medical sciences that …
The concept of a “good death” has developed immensely over the past few decades and we now recognise the important role of palliative care services in healthcare for the dying, …
Our medical studies encompass many areas of medical science, and immunology is an example of just one. Traditionally, we have been taught that our immune system exists to protect us …
Neurophobia Neurophobia has probably afflicted you at some stage during your medical school training, whether figuring out how to correlate signs elicited from examination with a likely diagnosis, or deciphering …
Introduction The topic of euthanasia is one that is shrouded with much ethical debate and ambiguity. Various types of euthanasia are recognised, with active voluntary euthanasia, assisted suicide and physicianassisted …
All young people should be deeply concerned at the global inequities that remain, and nowhere is this more clearly seen than in international health. Particularly we in the lucky country …
When thinking about the role of medical students in innovation, my mind drifts back to my early days in St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, London 1975. It was exciting because …