20th of June By King Ho Wong Assignments. Swotvac. Exams. OSCEs. As medical students, we become very familiar with these stressful terms throughout our 5-year tenure. As for mental wellbeing, we don't seem to reflect on our journey very often. As much as academics and research...
24th April 2019 by Elynn Ong and Amanda Goh It may be a holiday, but medicine never stops! On the Saturday of the Easter weekend, the annual MAMSA T&D suturing workshop was held in MMC. This year, the workshop was run by two of our alumni,...
Post by Natalie Ling. They say Saturdays are for sleeping in but I guess this doesn’t apply to our fellow MAMSA members because MAMSA social events are definitely more exciting and fun than our dreams. On Saturday, our fellow MAMSA members gathered together for a super...
30th March 2019. By Natalie Ling and King Ho Wong No wind blows in favour of a ship without direction." This evergreen pearl of wisdom by Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger is indeed extra-applicable to those who struggle within their journeys to becoming medical doctors (i.e....
Medical Outreach Programme 11/1/2019 - 14/1/2019 Article by Lim Hui Ern, January 24th On the 11th of January 2019, six MAMSA members were given the opportunity to embark on a volunteering trip to Kampung Titom, Kampung Cerewes and Kampung Dayok in Pahang. The medical outreach programme was...
An amazing Saturday morning with bright skies and warm sunshine was absolutely perfect for what is now MAMSA’s annual hiking trip to the 1000 Steps, especially after one of the coldest Australian winters in recent memory. As soon as we arrived there, it became apparent that...
It was a cold, breezy morning start when we first arrived at Jell's Park. Shivering and huddling together for the slightest warmth, we decided to go for a morning run to warm our bodies up. As more people arrived, we started to play a game of...
On the 10th of March at 10am, MAMSA Victoria held its annual Orientation Day at C1 Lecture Theatre, Monash University Clayton Campus. We welcomed a total of 69 registered members, including 4 baby Year 1s:) The event kicked off with a session of introductory speeches from our...
On the 4th of December 2017, five MAMSA members went for a short volunteering/placement in Kudat, Sabah for 5 days. The trip was organized by our Training and Development department. Kudat is a small town in Sabah. It is located 3 hours away from the capital...
PASSING THE BATON With the year drawing to a close, the time has come to say goodbye to the MAMSA committee of 2017. On the 14th of October 2017, the committee of MAMSA 2017 officially handed over their duties to the newly elected committee of 2018, marking...