by Junius Ong | Jul 19, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Medical & Health Sciences, Vlog
We medical students try our best to get involved in multiple areas of life. Apart from our social life and medical school events, some of our extracurriculars include working/volunteering, leadership positions and keeping up with our hobbies....
by Junius Ong | Jun 11, 2021 | Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Medical & Health Sciences, Uni hacks, Vlog
Getting sick is never fun. The experience of getting sick in university is very different to getting sick at home. You still got to cook. You’ll miss classes and will need to catch up. You’ll need to email the right people. Fortunately, I got sick at a...
by Junius Ong | Nov 19, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Medical & Health Sciences, Study tips, Vlog
Imposter syndrome. The feeling that you don’t belong. That your achievements are undeserved. The feeling that you’re a fraud. Imposter syndrome is commonly experienced by many medical students – including me. Apart from positive affirmations,...
by Junius Ong | Oct 19, 2020 | Campus Life, Education, Inside Word 2020, Medical & Health Sciences
The first day medical school! What a throwback. It was definitely an experience. Much of the day was spent going through what to expect from medical school and how it all works. The highlight for us was the Whakanoa ceremony in the Human Anatomy Lab. Everyone was...
by Jasmine Ali-Ranchhod | Aug 17, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Science, Uni hacks
With term 3 for our high school students in New Zealand well underway it got me thinking about what I was doing this time last year as a year 13 student. A few of my peers were still deciding what to study (and that is totally okay). A Science degree (aka a Bachelor...
