Come and join the @DeakinMedicine team!
Two great positions available: Assessment Lead (https://t.co/aaZW2eBXqv), and GP rotation lead (https://t.co/VQlQkLG39p).
Being 50% through internship has made me reflect on ‘what I have learnt so far’. I made a list of 10 things that I will hopefully continue to add to/ tweak as I continue to work. I’ve realised that it’s true when they say Medicine is far, far more than textbook knowledge.
First live session coming up for students in 10mins - get into the site and tune in to listen to Dr Alexandra Roginski (@AlexRoginski) on "The Body as Evidence of Truth: Ways of Knowing in Alternative Healthcare Practices" #DeakinMDSC21#MedStudents#MedEd
A new Rural Training Stream by @DeakinMedicine will recruit graduate students from rural and regional backgrounds who have an interest in practising rural medicine and commitment to training in a rural clinical school. More: https://t.co/ynvFuECXb7 @DeakinHealth
#Deakin wants to increase the number of doctors living and working in rural and regional communities by establishing a new rural training program that targets students with genuine rural connections. Read more: https://t.co/ynvFuECXb7 @DeakinHealth
I’m so excited that the lockdown is ending in Victoria but I want people to remember for many the lockdown continues. For refugees in detention they remain locked up. For people seeking asylum and international students they remain lockdown by poverty & inequality. This must end.
Doctors and medical students around Australia have access to free, crisis and non-urgent, 24/7, confidential telehealth mental health services through the new Drs4Drs Support Service. https://t.co/5t5FsPSkLC
DRS4DRS has a set of four connected learning modules designed specifically to address the needs of doctors – from self-care to treating other doctors @drs4drs_Aus@ama_media
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#HumanismAlways, Day 1
Right of refusal.
Him: “I’m shook about this spinal tap.”
Me: “Yeah?”
Him: “For real, for real. I don’t know, man.”
*silence*
Me: “What has you most scared?”
Him: *shaking head* “I don’t know, man.”
Trepidation was all over his face.
Diagnostic error: incidence, impacts, causes & preventive strategies … #freeaccess 1 week … "Some form of diagnostic error occurs in up to 1 in 7 clinical encounters, & most are preventable" … https://t.co/GDzeZA4qjE #medtwitter
1/ I am a third-year medical student. Yesterday, I was assigned a new patient. I hadn’t met them yet, but knew they had presented with liver-related symptoms. In preparation for morning rounds, I flipped through their chart and checked their lab work.
Doctors and medical students around Australia now have access to free, confidential telehealth mental health services through the new Drs4Drs Support Service https://t.co/hyhDSbfc6j