From psych inpatient to ECT and now medical school: Sam Diprose’s story
At 4am on a psych ward, inpatient Sam Diprose met the doctor who changed his life. “He shared with me that he had a friend…
Tag: Medical students
Missing medical student survived 13 days in the Snowy Mountains eating wild berries and two muesli bars
A 23-year-old medical student who was missing for nearly two weeks in the Snowy Mountains has been found alive after surviving on foraged berries and two muesli bars.…
The trainees in which specialty are most stressed by the cost of their training? Find out here
Most registrars are stressed about the level of cash required to get through specialist training, including 51% of GP trainees, the Medical Board of Australia’s…
From foster care and med school rejection to intern: Dr Taylor Glover’s story
Dr Taylor Glover was 11 when her home life fell apart. “Growing up, there was drug abuse, alcohol abuse and violence,” she says. × Welcome…
‘$12 per patient to fund the clinic’: GP tells Q+A why general practice is collapsing
Last night, GP registrar Dr Shruti Yardi asked the panelists on the ABC’s Q+A why she should work in general practice. The panelists included Minister…
KFP exam changing to multiple-choice as young doctors report ‘handwriting fatigue’
The RACGP will remove short-answer questions from its Key Feature Problem fellowship exam after registrars criticised the perceived demands of having to handwrite full-sentence responses.…
Can a med school work without a university behind it? This doctor hopes so
If his plan works, Professor Stephen Tobin will be the dean of Australia’s newest medical school. He has not been asked by the government or…
RACGP presidential candidate Dr Alan Bradley responds to the big questions facing GPs
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month. Five GPs are campaigning for the role, and AusDoc has asked all five to answer…
Soon after my near-death flight, I faced a greater terror — my anatomy exam
My dentist was regaling me with stories about his university days while I had my mouth open, drowning in my own saliva. He initially took…
‘We are not all rich kids’: Medical students struggling to make ends meet
After working as a physiotherapist for over a decade, Lisa Ross went back to university to study medicine, wanting to do her bit to address…
