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Liberty! Equality! Fraternity! Research opportunities certainly exist at USyd but they receive much more emphasis at UNSW, especially given that research is a compulsory component of the UNSW medical program.

Re: The Future is the past - where should Australia stand? USA, China, or neuetrality Despite the geographical concerns I'd rather take hegemonic liberty (yes we can!) over the Chinese government (as it currently stands). Of course, I speak as someone who carries a passport that allows me to...

For music I see two main options: - Aleatoric music (note, this could also be an activity) - Math rock Activities: Gambling

If the human race is to survive I expect that it is essential that students begin to see the intimate connections between medicine and fields like economics, anthropology and philosophy. We do not need a generation of doctors who wear blinders.

Your argument is weakened by being over-generalised. There exist cases in the ICU for which survival is a likely outcome. P.S. Would you make this choice from within a Rawlsian veil of ignorance?

Have a cry? If it is too much to handle consider: (1) studying part time and (2) skills courses/seminars which aim to help you to deal with stress, write essays, manage time, etc (your university is bound to have a student centre which deals with this kind of stuff). Expect law to be worse.

I did an evening in an emergency department and a day in theatre with a plastic surgeon (friend of a friend). Sure, they were interesting experiences back then, but they had no impact on my entry whatsoever.

Unlikely. A work experience placement doesn't really provide enough exposure to allow you to grasp the inner workings of a hospital. If you get the chance then sure, go for it, but ultimately it is unlikely to make any difference.

Yeah, as per my sig. Sadly it's the wrong institution for Stilwell himself, but I have heard good things about a number of the UNSW politics teaching staff. Fingers crossed.

I am shameless - I recently bought several books that I will not have a chance to read (due to med exams). Sartre - The Transcendence of the Ego Kahil Gibran - The Prophet Rudolph Carnap - Introduction to Symbolic Logic and its Applications Frank Stilwell - Political Economy (for uni...

If you are keen on medicine go with the bird in the hand. However, if you have any inclination towards research in the basic (as opposed to clinical) sciences then a solid background in a science may be of some benefit (e.g. pharmacology, physiology, physics, mathematics/statistics)...

Touche. 'Knowledge how to' versus 'knowledge that'. Nonetheless, even with knowledge of how to do something it helps to have the physical attributes necessary to carry through the action (i.e. an iron fist / wheelchair?).

Hand-to-hand combat. Take individuals like Einstein or Dawkins, for example.

An increase in GPs will hopefully mean cheaper, more accessible healthcare. Surely this should be a good thing for population health and cause for a smile.

Hawking = less powerful than other reputable (mobile) academics. The difference is not knowledge.

I've come across a multi-faith room in a hospice which consisted of several marked cupboards representing a number of the major religions, each of which contained the relevant icons, mats, caps and holy books (and yes, the one for islam faced Mecca).

I'm not sure whether that was an open or a directed question (it is certainly more relevant to Pointy given where he is at). I have managed to eliminate a number of things that I don't see myself doing: surgery, pathology, radiology, GP, O&G. Essentially I'm most attracted to psychiatry...

I do my best thinking in the shower. I've generally viewed wisdom as being a matter of good judgement, insight and experience. I think you can deem a person to be wise without them having to be entirely impersonal in their reasoning.

As has been said: Go to Elizabeth street alongside Hyde park and catch a 39x bus, which will drop you on Anzac Parade in front of the university, or catch a 37x bus which will take you up to Randwick (which leaves you with a shorter, downhill walk if you are heading to upper campus)...

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