Articles and Case Studies

Develop Through Your Elective

23 Nov 2012

Developing personally and professionally is a core part of your medical degree and one of the ways you can do this is through your elective.

This is the first time you’ll practice medicine away from medical school hospital training and is one of the transitions you’ll experience before graduating.

Your elective is an opportunity to see medicine in a different context and whether you decide to work in a resource poor environment, with emergency teams or in research, the experience develops skills that help you become a more rounded practitioner.  Previous students have learned to cope without expensive machinery, how to manage potential outbreaks with limited resources or busy clinics with very few staff, and to appreciate the technology that is available in western hospitals.

These invaluable skills can be developed on a well-considered elective placement and The Electives Network’s resources can help you make your choice for this transition. Membership of The Electives Network is free for MDA National Members, so login and make sure you make the most of this unique tool when you plan your elective.

 

Library

Reportable Deaths and Coronial Matters

MDA National's Daniel Spencer (Case Manager - Solicitor) and Karen Lam (Medico-Legal Adviser) discuss when a person's death should be reported to the Coroner and what to do if the Coroner requests a statement or report.

Death Certificates

When a doctor can write a death certificate (where the death does not need to be reported to the Coroner), considerations when writing the death certificate and how to complete it accurately.

Communication in healthcare teams

Why good and effective communication is a vital part of delivering quality and safe patient care

Doctors, Let's Talk: Setting Boundaries At Work

A conversation with Nicola Campbell, Psychiatry Registrar, that explores the necessity of setting professional boundaries as a Junior Doctor.

Podcasts

07 Dec 2022