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Does anyone know if it is possible to complete a course such as nursing or arts and then later on go and do a MBBS (Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery)? Yes. is it possible to get into the course as a mature age student further down the track? Yes. And what are the requirements to...

I suppose it's possible that she could love it in the same way I 'love' tuberculosis (in that it is a fascinating disease). However, I can't quite see myself exclaming it during a first meeting like that... it's as though she's trying to make inflammation sound trendy.

A bunch of my friends in UNSW med are going but, sadly, I'm choosing to cry poor. For the cash required for the whole event I'd rather buy a plane ticket and go on an adventure somewhere in indonesia or south-east asia.

Determinism needn't eliminate morality. Certainly, it creates major issues for our notion of responsibility i.e. how can someone be held responsible for a bad act if they had no choice in the matter, being part of a causal chain. However, within this framework an action can still be seen as...

I find it interesting that you say 'if you value your life' and 'waste of time'. Have you considered that university could be quite enjoyable? From my perspective I have the following: - Access to a large library of books and academic journals (I enjoy reading). - A music society with lots...

Re: Should euthanasia be legalised? I'm quite aware of this - you may have missed it but I said above that the Hippocractic Oath admonishes euthanasia. My point is that euthanasia can be seen as a way of minimising harm/pain to a patient, and so could be justified if we used the motto 'do no...

Haha, your time will come. Visit one of our A&E neuroanatomy pracs/lectures if that's what you crave.

Re: Should Euthanasia Be Legalised? In that situation the individual has still made the choice to die. What is being determined by the government & medical profession (& others) is whether or not a given invidual should be allowed the freedom of a painless death. Certainly, they are the ones...

Keep in mind that the figures I posted were UMAT 'scores' rather than 'percentiles'. As aussiechica mentioned, it's quite difficult to get over 200 (score) on the UMAT. Just work to the best of your ability and start studying for the UMAT early on (sign up with a UMAT prep program in the next...

I lean towards atheism but I realise that the strongest position I can justify is probably agnosticism. I find it interesting that, through rational analysis, you come to a conclusion which appears to be an agnostic one and yet you believe in god (the philosopher Kierkegaard would probably...

Re: Should Euthanasia Be Legalised? No, that's a different kind of situation. A will represents a choice that we have made previously. You're infering too much.

Aussiechica - does the above mean that you take an agnostic stance on the question of god's existence?

Kind of. It wouldn't be good enough for USyd (as mentioned) since they require top 99.9+ (or 99.95+?) marks. At UNSW both the average and median UAI entry scores are around 99.5ish. Of course, if you ace the UMAT, getting around 200+, then you could get in with a UAI between 97 and 98. I think...

To say either that god could, or could not, create such a rock generates contradiction if stated in conjunction with the assumption that god is absolutely omnipotent. What this suggest (to me) is that if conceptions of god are to retain consistency then they should modify what is meant by...

Re: Should Euthanasia Be Legalised? I would use the term 'relative' rather than 'false'. Our personal moral rules can still retain validity despite not being absolute ones. Something you might want to check out is a Peter Singer book called 'How are we to live?'. In particular there is a...

Re: Should Euthanasia Be Legalised? A few questions about cases where an individual cannot make 100% their own decisions: - What determines whether or not someone has the capacity to exercise choice? - When deciding for someone, what rules can we use to decide appropriately? If we are...

Re: Should Euthanasia Be Legalised? A question WAF, do you think that we own ourselves from the moment of conception, or do we gain ownership at some developmental stage?

Re: Should Euthanasia Be Legalised? Serius, I have a hypothetical for you. Suppose you end up in a situation where you have to choose one of two options (there are no other alternatives) In the first case you could die within the next hour, without pain. In the second case, you could die over...

Re: Should euthanasia be legalised? A person can be pro-euthanasia without promoting "large-scale" euthanasia. A type of case which is commonly cited as a situation where euthanasia is appropriate is the following: A person has advanced stage bone cancer which has metastasized to other...

I've found it to be pretty good so far. Your clinical teaching experience probably has a lot more to do with your clinical tutor than the hospital (I should mention that I've had a several good ones at POW). POW is relatively swish really, it has wards/sub-hospitals relevant to every module...