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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Red-y to Give Back: April 2014
Red-y to Give Back by 2014 WAMSS President Sebastian Leathersich WAMSS and its members run an extensive range of events and initiatives as part of our efforts to support and …
New Doctors Enter an Already Overloaded System: March 2014
New Doctors Enter an Already Overloaded System by 2014 WAMSS President Sebastian Leathersich This past month, we had the pleasure of witnessing the first steps of our new MD students …
Doctors Treat… and Teach: February 2014
Doctors Treat… and Teach by 2014 WAMSS President Sebastian Leathersich As I write this article from the offices of the World Health Organization in Geneva, this year’s sixth-year students find themselves spread …