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Right now I am watching Mystery ER. I watch a lot of medical shows (both fiction and non-fiction) and I absolutely love them. Figuring out what's wrong, absorbing as much information as possible, but also dreaming about the future. Medical professions are known for their popularity. Ever seen a TV series about garbage men? For some part I consider the general enthusiasm naive. Medicine, for reasons I mentioned before, is not equal to dreams, and not everyone realizes this.

That said, ...

It kinda went pretty well?

I actually had a pretty good time today. Everything was fine. Rode my bike, made good time and was glad to be squeezing in the exercise (40km round trip too, good exercise). I got to the hospital on time, had to walk pretty much from one end to the other in my cycling lycra to get from the bike racks to the shower but that wasn't so bad (just felt a bit self-conscious). I knew the registrars were doing their orientation so I printed my list, checked the weekend ...

Okay, so I know it's been months since I last updated my blog but I have been kept pretty busy with HSC, freedom, results and my second round interview with UNSW.

I never expected a second round interview and, considering it was my ONLY interview, I was extremely stressed. It seemed like everything was riding on this one interview. My last chance for medicine in 2012. I researched typical questions from past years and also found the interview guides on mso really useful; especially ...

Now I know this goes against what I said before, but some parts of medicine are almost unacceptable. They are nearly unjustifiable, regardless of the good moments. I do not know how solve the problems, nor do I pretend to know. Still, even with my limited health care experience, I can see there is something seriously wrong.

Just like anyone properly preparing for university, I read about how (in my case) doctors experience their profession. I am surprised by what I read. Apparently, ...

It wasn't too long ago that I remember sitting inside a lecture theatre in UNSW and asking myself where I would be 5 years from now. A question that you think I would have answered a bit earlier, you know, before choosing and accepting a path. It was my fourth week of the course and I was getting by - only just. I don't like giving any one moment in time more credit than is due, but boy do I look back on that moment with a bit of fondness. Why? Because it was that day that I realised I would make ...

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