I recently graduated in medicine from Townsville, Australia, and I still enjoy writing blogs on medicine and pharmacy-related topics. I appreciate writing about my experience on different placements or topics I'm interested in. As English is my second language, writing blogs is a hobby and a fun challenge!
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A lot happens during adolescent hood as teenagers have an increase in risk behaviours and psychological issues, which contribute to mortality and morbidity. Hence, when adolescents reach the healthcare system, it is imperative to do a HEADSS assessment.
As an integral part of a patient’s overall health, a sexual health history is a valuable skill to require and is essential in assessing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), genital symptoms, pregnancy and sexual functions. Regarding the nature of the questions, the examiner needs to make the patient at ease and comfortable talking about this topic.
The AHD is a legal document that allows patients peace of mind on how their health will be taken care of if they are incapacitated. Their wishes will be legally fulfilled by the statutory health attorney whom they have appointed. The results enable family and friends to know and understand the patients’ wishes, alleviate extra anxiety and stress, and improve end-of-life care.
During the second year of my MBBS degree, I had to complete my 1-month placement in a rural town. I went midyear to a small quaint city called Benalla in Victoria. I decided to record and make a little video of what it felt like to go to Benalla City and speak about my placement, its health and what to do as a tourist.
Part 2 demonstrates our assessment on ‘Learning How to Teach’ by using everything we had learned in Part 1. We had to showcase all our learning on teaching as my colleague and I had to prepare and present 2 lessons to a group of medical students.
I find this topic very interesting and invaluable, especially in a hospital setting where I could present a case study to a whole medical team. Learning how to teach enables the teacher to become better communicators, which is useful in physician to patient communication.
Around the world, pesticides have played a significant role in deterring any vertebrates and macro-invertebrates. Organophosphates are the most known and used pesticide and are very effective at what they do. Organophosphates are also dangerous, hence what should you do if you are exposed?
I gave a presentation about the relationship of subject wellbeing, a scientific word for happiness, and the health of individuals. I then researched how high or low their subject wellbeing was and compared to their social-economic determinants of health which was very interesting and new to me. Health is essentially connected to happiness!
My interest in rural life and rural medical practice has been consolidated after visiting Benalla. I have learnt that general practitioners (GPs) have a huge and meaningful impact on the community and, comically, are celebrities around the town.
I wanted to visit a small rural town that was outside of Queensland so I could see what Australia had to offer. I ended up in a small quaint city called Benalla in Victoria. I really enjoyed Benalla and decided to look up at its health and see how a rural town was doing compared to a major city.
Follow me on my normal medical day as a second-year medical student at James Cook University. Of course, every medical student’s day will be different, especially on the way they go on about their day such as watching lectures on-line, their social life, being on/off-campus and so on.
After completing successfully my first year in medicine, the James Cook University Medical College sent us on a 2-week placement that we could choose and organized. I chose home.
I knew the importance of handwashing in the health care environment but it is always interesting to be reminded of the consequence of not thoroughly washing your hands. This blog talks about its relevance in the healthcare system and how a simple bar of soap can make a great difference!
