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Author: Janis Fernandes

08 May Birtinya in quarantine

Quarantine is a really weird time, made even weirder by living on the already very laidback Sunshine Coast. In the heart of little Birtinya, quarantine feels a lot like living in a dystopian universe from a Pixar movie. The perfectly manicured grass is somehow neat...

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01 Feb Welcome to Year 1!

The idea that a message has the power to make your tummy turn dates back as far as the OG “hey wuu2” of MSN messenger, but truly, even that does not compare to the endorphin rush that the “Congratulations and welcome to medicine” email gives!...

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17 Sep 52 Thoughts I Have While Doing LOs

Okay, let’s do some LOs! I’ll even draw them all out and learn them this week! Let me just quickly make a cup of tea While the kettle boils, I’ll check my phone for a minute Wow another beach engagement Instagram post? Revolutionary. That’s...

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04 Mar The time we all got diarrhoea

18 metres from a public toilet and my friend is defecating in a bush. She’s got her face buried in a bucket and tears streaming down her face. We have never been in a more helpless, dignity compromising, situation During recent travels we were lucky enough...

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29 May Thoughts on “Do No Harm”…

Henry Marsh’s memoir, Do No Harm, is a book that’s likely been on every medical student’s reading list at some point since it was published in 2014. If you’ve read it, you know that it’s a great read- a solid 4/5 by The Telegraph. Reading...

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