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In a previous issue of this journal, Nguyen [1] succinctly identified a high incidence of mental health conditions in Australian medical students. The increased rates of depression and suicidal ideations experienced by this population depict a bleak future for the medical profession in this country. Of great concern is the fact that the barriers preventing [...]
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Griffith University
The recent article by Nguyen in AMSJ Vol 2, Issue 1 [1] raises several interesting points for discussion regarding the mental health of medical students. In recent years, the mental well-being of medical students has received increasing publicity and coverage. This was previously a somewhat taboo topic within the medical community, but it has transitioned [...]
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Bond University
The recent suggestions of a national curriculum and a national examination have created important discussions about Australian medical education and its future. [1-2] The debate surrounding their merits and disadvantages is likely to remain ongoing without reaching a consensus amongst all involved stakeholders. [3] With the significant increase in the number of medical graduates and [...]
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The Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ (RACP) Clinical Examination takes a full day and for medical registrars is the barrier between basic and advanced training, including subspecialty training. My experience was as an ‘examination assistant’ (or ‘bulldog’ in colloquial terms) for the candidates. I had been on my general medicine rotation and the consultant of [...]
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University of Tasmania
Healthcare provision and access to effective healthcare for young people (aged fifteen to 24 years) has long been a debated issue. [1,2] The law is clear regarding the conditions under which a person under the age of eighteen (a ‘minor’) may consent to medical treatment. Yet there is a remarkable lack of clarity, and lack [...]
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Monash University
I am writing in response to the review article by McMullen (AMSJ Volume 1, Issue 1). [1] The major cause of gynaecologic-related cancer mortality in women in developed settings is ovarian cancer. [2] Recent research findings in this field provide hope in relation to both screening and early treatment – even though randomised controlled trial [...]
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It was with some interest that I read the Review Article ‘What do medical students think about pharmaceutical promotion?’ by Carmody and Mansfield, published in AMSJ Volume 1, Issue 1. [1] As the article reports, there is a conspicuous lack of solid data investigating the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and medical students, particularly in Australia. [...]
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University of Adelaide
It appears that all the students who graduated at the end of 2010 and are now doing their intern year did find a place. But that is unlikely to be the case for all students finishing this year, and in the immediate future. All medical students who qualify in Australia must be guaranteed access to [...]
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Significant emphasis is placed upon Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) during medical school, resulting in student responses ranging from apathy to consternation. Students take home the importance of systematic reviews and highly populated, well-powered trials, to the apparent exclusion of all else. That these trials often have landmark effects is not disputed, but there remains a paucity [...]
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University of Queensland
Research is an important part of a medical education and to be able to accurately interpret, contribute to and even publish research is something all medical students should be able to do. Thus, it is a pleasure to be able to welcome you to the first edition of the Australian Medical Student Journal. Medical students [...]
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University of Adelaide
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