medical student blog

  • The time we all got diarrhoea

    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 to have a run-in with food poisoning. We…

  • 30 Second Dance Party

    30 Second Dance Party

    Worrisome thoughts seem to come in convenient packages. Just this week, I sat in DLEPP lectures about public disclosure and learnt about the benefits and consequences of whistleblowing when patient safety is at stake (FYI there seem to be an overwhelming amount of consequences!). I watched videos of patients being physically, and emotionally mutilated…

  • So now you are in Med School…

    So now you are in Med School…

    I still remember the feeling I had when I opened the email that confirmed my place in the Medicine program at Griffith. I had a tear in my eye and couldn’t wait to tell my whole family that my dream had become a reality! I’m sure many of you reading this felt some similar…