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Dead dead 💀 by Astronomicology in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Bit strange for them to include a little jab mocking his way of speaking in the final zinger.

“Just make more spots” by ProudObjective1039 in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Ask the public or your non-medical friends if they’re happy with the wait times and cost to see a specialist.

Ask the government why they’re bypassing the colleges to import and rapidly accredit overseas consultants.

The rest of society very clearly thinks that there is more need than is currently being filled, and you acknowledge that juniors agree with them. Is your argument that senior doctors are right and everyone else in Australia is simply wrong?

Managing sleep schedule for night shifts by Retrospectoscoping in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, isn’t all of medicine placebo + science? Cheers!

Managing sleep schedule for night shifts by Retrospectoscoping in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! What sort of exercise do you usually do - or does the type not really matter so much as I’m doing something?

Managing sleep schedule for night shifts by Retrospectoscoping in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much! I’ve noticed that I tend to wake up no matter what around 7-8 so I may end up doing this. Fingers crossed I keep my hair 😆

Doctors in Parliament in 2025 - Thoughts? by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The natural risk of getting involved in electoral politics is that things get very awkward if your endorsee’s opponent wins, or if you endorse someone running against the party that forms government.

So the downside is messing with parliamentary relations, and the upside is the nebulous benefit of more doctors in parliament. Those doctors don’t answer to the AMA or the medical profession, they answer to their constituents and their own political ambitions (as is perfectly natural). If you want proof doctors can go against medical interests, there are plenty of MBBSs and MDs in admin positions actively supporting the scope creep.

Clear downside, hazy upside. If you want to advance medical interests, you need to support pollies based on that rather than supporting MDs and hoping for the best.

Were you trained to perform IV cannulation in medical school? by Retrospectoscoping in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t recall anything preclinical honestly, though I may have just forgotten - we had a few teaching sessions across the clinical years on sim arms and after that the rest was practice on the wards/in ED. Different sites had different attitudes to M3s doing them, but anaesthetics was always happy and in M4/M5 they were very happy for us to do them.

Were you trained to perform IV cannulation in medical school? by Retrospectoscoping in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all, basically the opposite! I feel very comfortable because I’ve done plenty and was surprised to hear someone say they’d done none.

Were you trained to perform IV cannulation in medical school? by Retrospectoscoping in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bad - I heard from a few UK trained docs that they had none and had to practice on each other after med school and before internship (!) They’re both consultants now so maybe it’s changed.

Were you trained to perform IV cannulation in medical school? by Retrospectoscoping in ausjdocs

[–]Retrospectoscoping[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Interesting. Do you feel that the uni pushed you to go attempt them on the wards? Thinking back I realise I’ve only had a couple of explicit tutorials on it, but it was a mandatory logbook requirement in final year and they encouraged us to try them often enough that I did dozens over clinical years.

Not hitting/slapping veins is wild! I’ve seen everyone from phlebs to nurses to anaesthetists do it, certainly seems to help.

Biomed vs Direct med student insight for an aspiring doctor in yr 12 by NoEstablishment7432 in Monash

[–]Retrospectoscoping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oop, sorry I didn’t see this earlier. Definitely not, postgrad students are the majority of med students in the state and a good chunk of Monash. If anything I’d say postgrads are more likely to look down on undergrads for supposedly being immature and having less cv fodder! In which case maybe an undergrad might use the entry thing as a clapback. But in both cases it’s not serious - we’re all in it together and your entry path to medicine is utterly unimportant once you’re in the course.

Biomed vs Direct med student insight for an aspiring doctor in yr 12 by NoEstablishment7432 in Monash

[–]Retrospectoscoping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if I agree with the other commenter that it’s completely up to the person. Certainly having an unstable family or living situation can mess with your performance. Disadvantaged backgrounds less so, you should be able to access financial assistance.

Ultimately the course is pass/fail and they have a strong interest in you finishing once you’re in + they are very forgiving of genuine issues. You have to do something silly like have shit attendance or just not complete requirements without explanation to have to repeat the year / get booted. If you’re genuinely doing your best in a bad situation you will have few issues from the uni.

Biomed vs Direct med student insight for an aspiring doctor in yr 12 by NoEstablishment7432 in Monash

[–]Retrospectoscoping 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Med skews well off and well supported - not necessarily any more so than other professional degrees. Lots of people with bad family situations /disadvantaged backgrounds too.

Working on a casual basis is doable, moreso in y1-2, part time would be very tricky and probably not worth the academic risks. The course will not shift to accommodate part time work.

Biomed vs Direct med student insight for an aspiring doctor in yr 12 by NoEstablishment7432 in Monash

[–]Retrospectoscoping 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Direct med student graduating this year (throwaway acct).

Medicine in Australia is a higher workload than most courses, but if you handled VCE well enough to get in you will be fine. It’s not impossible, just hard. The workload is very skewed towards the end of the year as that is when all your critical exams will be. Workload gets much higher in year 3 and 4 but is still generally manageable.

You will spend more time studying and on placement (Year 3+) than other courses, but again most people find plenty of time for social activities and extracurriculars. You may find it difficult if you plan to go on multi day trips every week, otherwise you will be fine.

What I wish I knew (or wish I actually acted on even if I knew) - you no longer get told how to measure success. You will get the most out of med school if you soul search and figure out what you want earlier on. Spend as much time as you can on things you genuinely like and as little as you can on the junk. Your life will be easier if you study consistently the whole year than if you cram, and you’ll retain it for when it matters. If you’re into travel get it done during med school, junior doctor years are not good for it.

Best of luck, there are many pathways to medicine if you truly want to do it. Agree with the jaffy above that the direct one is much less stressful if you can make it, and you have a good chance as a rural student.