Abstract Background There is major concern given the reduction in junior doctors applying for general practice training positions, which has considerably dropped in recent years. It is possible that medical …
Reasons why students participate in an existing student lead peer-mentorship program were explored. Tailoring a mentoring program may improve participation rates.
In this issue of the Australian Medical Student Journal, we are fortunate to interview Professor Alicia Jenkins, a Clinical Endocrinologist at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Director of Diabetes and Vascular …
Dinesh was the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland and the second person to graduate medical school with quadriplegia in Australia. Dinesh earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) prior to …
Abstract COVID-19 is a global health emergency for which vaccines are a key solution. A human challenge trial (HCT) is a way of studying vaccine efficacy where healthy volunteers are …
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed the nature of elective placements undertaken over the summer of 2020/2021. With an international travel ban in place, students were forced to cancel overseas …
Dr. Finn Dolan Cogswell, MD BSc ABSTRACT Background: The predominantly geriatric syndrome of frailty can result from the gradual reduction of function in multiple physiologic systems that occurs with increasing …
Available online: 24th February 2023 Luisa Wigg James Cook University Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is linked to alcoholic liver disease (ALD), which contributes greatly to the global burden of …
Dr Mabel Leow MD, PhD | Editor-in-Chief, AMSJ Welcome to Volume 10, Issue 2 of the Australian Medical Student Journal.This has been and unprecedented year with Covid-19. In this issue, …
The patient is a 36-year-old G2P2 female with a complex gynaecological history, including a previous diagnosis of Asherman’s syndrome. She presented to an outpatient clinic with complaints of increasing pelvic …
Over the last half century, the practice of primary care for children has evolved tremendously. Although paediatrics is a relatively young field compared to other specialties, like a child, it …
I chose to undertake a Work the World placement as I wanted to get a feel for how healthcare operates in countries that have less funding and fewer resources than …
