The AMSJ League Table
By Matt Schiller and Patrick Teo |
Volume 2, Issue 2 of the Australian Medical Student Journal (AMSJ) is scheduled to be distributed in the coming weeks. This being the journal’s third issue, it is a timely juncture to take stock of the articles published to date, stratifying by factors such as article type, article topic, and author university. The AMSJ has [...]
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So You Don’t Want to be a Doctor Anymore (Part 2)
By Praveen Indraratna |
Have you thought about how tough medicine is and whether it’s worth staying in it for the long run? Have you thought of doing other things with your medical degree such as those suggested in Part 1? So you may have, but what are the reasons for why medical students get disillusioned? Let’s take a [...]
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A dissection of the anatomy teaching debate
By Hasib Ahmadzai |
“So, you are a medical student? And 5th year as well? Well, well, you must know all of your anatomy by now! Do they still even teach you that nowadays at university? Go scrub in for the next case, I want to quiz you on the anatomy of the abdominal wall and how to operate [...]
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Should medical students and doctors have a say on climate change?
By Michael Stuart |
Earlier this year the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) controversially thrust Australian doctors into the climate change debate via a high profile media release commenting on the government’s proposed carbon tax. The release supported action on climate change, but urged the government to ensure that proposed measures did not impact negatively on the health [...]
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So you don’t want to be a doctor anymore.
By Aaron Tan |
It’s the question that everyone asks you. From fellow medical students to patients, to family and friends, to the random acquaintance you’re meeting for the first time. They all ask, ‘So what do you want to specialise in?’ If you’re like most medical students, it changes by the week. But what if you’ve realised you [...]
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The approach to managing the sexually assaulted victim
By Praveen Indraratna |
What is Sexual Assault? Penetration of the vulva or anus by a penis or other object OR Penetration of the mouth by a penis AND Without consent Note that the specific management of sexual assault varies slightly on a state-by-state basis, here is a general approach. Role of the Doctor This is a challenging clinical [...]
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Secret Diary of an Arts Graduate
By Ania Lucewicz |
“So, what did you do before you did medicine?” Me? Oh, I did a Bachelor of Arts. “Do you mean Science/Arts?” No, no, I mean Arts. Just plain Arts. “Honours?” No. “A minor in psychology or biology perhaps?” Nope. [Pause] “But how did you get here?” Same as you, buddy. I read some chemistry books [...]
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Why Blog Medicine?
By The AMSJ |
University students in different courses have vastly different lives. Some have part-time jobs, some have families to feed, and others still live at home. But what their educations have in common is that most of their learning occurs at university, in the lecture theatres, the tutorial rooms, the design studios and laboratories. Not so with [...]
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