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Welcome to our final edition of the Student E News for 2007. Are you stressed with end of year exams and evaluations? Then read on to find some practical tips to help you survive the end of year chaos. If you're graduating in 2007, find out how to join MDA National as an intern member. We announce the winners of the 2007 Elective Essay Competition and in our regular case study, a JMO has a near miss with lignocaine when treating a plumber with a lacerated thumb. In What's Been Happening - Wollongong Uni hosts their Inaugural Medball and the NSW Medical School Council tosses the ball around on at their Annual Sports Day.
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Issue 5: Winter 2007

It's true time flies and with half the year already behind us, we thought it timely to bring you a Student E-news with an elective focus. In this edition we help you to Find Your Own Peace of Mind with your own medical indemnity cover. Are you going on elective within the next 12 months? If so you are eligible to enter the 2007 Elective Essay Competition with the opportunity to win $2,000 towards the cost of your elective! Chloe Smith, a runner up in the 2006 Elective Essay Competition provides a snapshot of what it's like to do an elective in East Timor - treating malaria and TB all in a day's work in Dili. Plus take a look at where the 2007 AMSA Convention delegates think they will be tomorrow.
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In this edition we take a look at Student Orientation Events around the country including the exciting opening of two new medical schools - the University of Wollongong and the University of Western Sydney in New South Wales. AMSA is off and racing with the start of their National Charity Drive involving Melbourne and Monash Unis. In our regular case study a JMO learns to leave celebrity gossip to the tabloids. We announce the winner of The Electives Network Feedback & Win Competition - were you the lucky entrant? Plus take a sneak peak at the exciting changes to the MDA National website.
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Issue 3: Summer 2006cover-2007-3.jpg

Ever find yourself wondering what it will be like when at last you finish your studies and become a real doctor responsible for real life patients? In this edition we get an insiders view from an Intern at the Royal Adelaide Hospital who confirms the obvious – it’s not all Grey’s Anatomy! We announce the winners of the 2006 Elective Essay Competition – did someone at your uni get lucky? Plus we take a closer look at a case study about Doctor Patient Confidentiality and what can happen when the Police come knocking in the Emergency Department – what would you do?
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Issue 2: Spring 2006cover-2006-2.jpg

Spring has sprung (or just about) and this edition is about all things new! We profile the MDA National Live Well, Study Well Campaign and how it can improve the wellbeing of medical students across the country. And we look back at the 2006 AMSA Convention in Perth. We also preview the first of our series of case studies of everyday clinical situations where things can go wrong – Rugby Season in the ED.
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In this edition, we detail our upcoming sponsored events at medical schools throughout Australia, as well as give you some great deals to help you plan your elective. We talk a bit about the upcoming AMSA Convention and detail our Student Indemnity Policy. We also give you a chance to win an iPod and $2,000 towards your elective.
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