So you think you can research?
I had always considered myself an exceptional dancer. In my mind, my dance moves were unparalleled. However, in reflection, I must admit that the majority of my moves were employed …
A very good iDEA: The inaugural gathering of the student division of Doctors for the Environment Australia
In early December 2009, just prior to the much-hyped COP15 round of United Nations climate negotiations in Copenhagen, 40 medical students, representing six states and eleven medical schools, descended upon …
Applying the retrospectoscope to an elective: Reflecting on six weeks in Timor-Leste
The medical elective is notorious for being an excuse for taking a holiday in an exotic corner of the world. Like many of my colleagues, I also travelled to one …
What’s wrong with the Nobel Prize?
Introduction The Nobel Prize is the single greatest honour that can be bestowed upon a scientist, and yet it has received its fair share of criticism. Even Nobel Laureate, Max …
Nicholas Talley: A career of reinvention
I finished medical school at the University of New South Wales at the end of 1978 wrapping up my course with an inspiring elective at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, England; …
The iPhone: Is it an indispensable tool for medical students?
Technology is always presenting us with new ways of going about our daily lives, and our inability to be separated from our mobile phone, internet or online social networking is …
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialities
As medical students progress through their clinical years, they are exposed to the varied streams of medicine, which not only functions as a key component in their broader medical training, …
‘Moore’ than just a doorstop: Clinically Oriented Anatomy vs. Gray’s Anatomy for Students
The study of anatomy is often a challenging endeavour for many medical students. Central to the learning process is the use of a good textbook. Two of the most often …
What do medical students think about pharmaceutical promotion?
Abstract Aim: The aim of this review was to produce an overview of surveys of medical students’ exposure to and attitudes towards pharmaceutical promotion. Methods: PubMed was searched for studies …
Information and support needs of adolescents with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Abstract Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) is a dominantly inherited bowel cancer predisposition syndrome presenting with hundreds of premalignant polyps in the colon. The standard form of treatment is preventative surgery …