UWA doctors left without internships for the first time
It’s Happy Holidays for all but nine locally trained doctors left without jobs in 2017, marking the first time any WA medical student has been unable to complete their qualification …
Faculty Excellence in Teaching Awards
Congratulations to all the hard-working teachers within our Faculty, especially the award recipients. [gview file=”http://wamss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Nominees-and-Recipients-2015-FMDHS-Excellence-in-Teaching-Awards.pdf” save=”1″]
New medical school will worsen medical workforce crisis
Media Release: 17 May 2015 Western Australian medical students are worried a new medical school will worsen medical workforce crisis The Western Australian Medical Students’ Society (WAMSS), Medical Students’ Association …
WAMSS moves towards Fossil Fuel Divestment
Last year, the 2014 WAMSS Committee voted for WAMSS to fully divest from fossil fuels by closing our accounts with Westpac. Since then, the wheels have been turning behind the …
Advocacy Updates – March 2015
Here’s a little of what we’ve been up to in March. Also, don’t forget, there is plenty of day-to-day advocacy that your year reps get up to. Don’t hesitate to ask them …
Training shortages and shortcomings create strife
First published in Medicus, February 2015 Volume 55 / Issue 1 Kiran Narula, President, Western Australian Medical Students’ Society Kate Nuthall, President, Medical Students’ Association of Notre Dame In The …
Loss of SCGH Clinical Common Room
By chance, it has come to the attention of the WAMSS Executive that the Clinical Common Room at SCGH is no longer in WAMSS’/medical student’s possession. We do not know …
WAMSS negotiates reduced SSAF for clinical MD’s.
To our first years on a student budget (i.e. everyone), you’ll be pleased to know that WAMSS has negotiated a reduced SSAF payment for clinical MD students. This means you’ll …
Budget Weakens University Access: June 2014
Budget Weakens University Access by 2014 WAMSS President Sebastian Leathersich In 1911, the University of Western Australia was founded as the first free university in the British Empire. Two years later, …
Finding the Leader Within: May 2014
Finding the Leader Within by 2014 WAMSS President Sebastian Leathersich Since I last wrote, I have had the pleasure of travelling to Melbourne to meet with medical student leaders from …