Book review – Are you passionate about paediatrics?
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 …
Book Review: Clinical Cases in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health by Caroline de Costa, Stephen Robson and Boon Lim
A diverse range of scenarios are represented in this textbook with a particular focus on clinical management. This resource also provides perspective on social determinants that impact women’s health, which …
Book Review: Compendium of Histology
A review of Compendium of Histology by Dr Anders Rehfeld, Dr Malin Nylander, and Dr Kirstine Karnov, a succinct and sufficiently detailed compilation of histology.
Book Review: Dermatology truly made easy
A review of Dermatology Made Easy by Dr. Amanda Oakley; a concise resource and perfect introductory companion for any medical student with a dermatological disposition.
Balanda: My Year in Arnhem Land
Book Review Balanda: My Year in Arnhem Land In a nation often eager to present a whitewashed version of Australian history, Mary Ellen Jordan gives us an uncomfortable, yet refreshingly …
Medscape and iPhone apps: The stethoscope of the 21st-century medical student? App review.
To many medical students, the ability of consultants to recall the pathogenesis of a rare condition or the dosing schedules for a myriad of medications seems unattainable. This feeling is …
The Digital Doctor
The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age Robert Wachter New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015 Modern medicine in the 21st century is an evolving …
The Emperor of All Maladies: Cancer 101
As medical students, we are experts in rare syndromes and exotic illnesses. However cancer, the second most common cause of death in the developed world, is still a total mystery. …
Perhaps the only ECG text you need….
Jayasinghe, S. Rohan. ECG Workbook, Australia: Elsevier; 2012. RRP: $59.95 This is an Elsevier supported book review Like tools are to a plumber, correct ECG interpretations are to a doctor. …
Starlight stars bright
White T. Starlight: An Australian Army doctor in Vietnam. Brisbane: CopyRight Publishing; 2011. RRP: $33.00 Not many of us dream of serving as a medical doctor in the frontlines of …