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    14 hour shift in medicine FML

    At UWS we have 1 half day/wk in 2nd year for procedural skills (ABG, venepuncture, cannulation, NGT, etc) which is taught by experienced nurses. Tbh I thought it was pretty good and prepared us well enough for clinical years.
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    14 hour shift in medicine FML

    UWS medical school has a completely distinct building and teaching staff from the rest of the university. I don't really know or care to verify whether UWS teaches or taught woodwork, but I don't believe it's relevant. There are no consultants from UWS because the medical school is <10 years...
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    14 hour shift in medicine FML

    Hehe wut? Probably the one of the highest complete bullshit to words ratios I've seen - not even sure where to start but I'll explain this shit for the sake of future med students and at the risk of feeding a troll. 1. Can't compare law to med in terms of career advancement 2. "Might of the...
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    14 hour shift in medicine FML

    Is Blacktown paperless in any of the wards yet? I remember they trialed paperless in surg 2 back in 2013 but never heard what happened following that.
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    Specialities with best work/life balance?

    I've never heard of tiers for med programs and certainly wouldn't let it be a deal-breaker in picking a university. I'd prefer to do 2 years as an unaccredited reg (maybe doing a masters, getting more references or doing research) than spend an extra 2 years in uni to do a research project which...
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    To all Med Hopefuls

    Interesting read, definitely worth a look if you're considering medicine! Out of curiosity, which hospital were you at as a JMO/RMO? 60 hour working weeks isn't the norm from what I've heard (mainly heard of closer to 50 for interns) so I'm guessing you're at one of the bigger hospitals. Also...
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    Medicine is shit!!!

    PGY = Post-graduate year (i.e. how many years out of uni you are) Interns/Residents (PGY1/PGY2) - about 45-50 hours on average I believe, I've known of people who do more and people who do less. A lot of hospitals will offer you the option of taking on more rostered overtime shifts if you'd...
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    Medicine is shit!!!

    No regrets so far. Some of the posts in this thread are a little bit over the top - you're going to be working long shitty hours no matter what career you pick while you're junior. The situation improves when you're senior. This advice can be applied to law, engineering, whatever. I'd like to...
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    chances of making it to med

    Don't lose hope yet because of how you think you went in the interview, you may be pleasantly surprised. If you're not keen to move out of NSW then your options are pretty much limited to what you've already listed; otherwise, with 99.90 and 95 UMAT you're basically guaranteed Griffith/UQ and...
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    Any point aiming for ATAR you don't need?

    I'd like to add that a lot of universities will take into consideration your ATAR if you decide to transfer to a different course after your first year
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    Best textbooks to buy?

    I second the recommendations for Physics in Focus and Jacaranda, they're both solid. I would exercise caution with Excel, it sometimes has misleading or flat out incorrect information (particularly if you buy an older edition). It's probably not that much better than using notes as it lacks the...
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    Is Coaching for HSC Really Necessary?

    Definitely possible, I got 99.90 without any coaching/tutoring at any point. A good tutor will certainly be able to put you in the right direction and provide materials but how much it'll actually help depends on what your learning style is.
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    Holiday physics! :D

    i studied physics over my summer holidays (and also went to the physics olympiad summer school) and came 1st, it's certainly doable if you do it properly.
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    Physics Band 6

    sure it's possible but you'll definitely have to come first and you'll need to both know the syllabus extremely well and know how to structure your answers to questions
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    HSC Physics Marathon 2013-2015 Archive

    Re: 2013 HSC physics marathon 5.2 - 7.2 is only for the apollo spacecraft, you'll have to specify that if you want to use that range in your answer
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    Quick Question, Special relativity

    To is the time as measured in the rest frame (i.e. from inside the ship). Tv is the time taken as observed by anyone not in the rest frame. In this scenario, the observer would be someone outside the ship standing still as the ship passes at 0.5c
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    Quick Question, Special relativity

    http://imgur.com/Sdjdv
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    HSC physics youtube videos

    hey guys, thanks for the feedback. there seems to be some interest for this so i'll take a shot at it soon the plan is to have one video for each dot point, where i will cover the theory (which will all be taken from notes+textbooks) and then work through a practice question at the end. making...
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    Moderated assessment mark

    this stuff is almost impossible to call unless your school is top 15 with pretty consistent marks, just wait it out till marks are released
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    HSC physics youtube videos

    hey guys, i graduated in 2010 and have been tutoring physics for 2 years now. i'm thinking about making a series of youtube videos systematically covering every dot point in the core modules of hsc physics (in the same style as khanacademy) for free use by anyone who wants them. does this kind...
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