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9 Nov 2021
Eulogy To Myself
Following a workshop that explored whether death can be a teacher, MBBS 2 students were asked to write their own eulogy in the form of …
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16 Jun 2021
Seeing the Unseen
Congratulations to Jimmy Wong, Alicia Liu, Anson Chan, Henry Leung and Ryan So for making it onto the shortlist for the MEHU1 creative work presentation. …
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10 Jun 2021
Perspectives
Congratulations to Audrey, Wingy and Timmy for winning the ‘Audience Award’ in the MEHU creative work presentation, with their wonderful a cappella singing. To listen …
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9 Jun 2021
The Sounds and Shapes of Life
Congratulations to Noreen Chui for having her work shortlisted for the MBBS1 MEHU creative work presentation. Noreen explains her work below…. My project is titled The …
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8 Jun 2021
The Book of the Living.
Congratulations to Vicky Lee, who won the ‘Judges award’ for her work ‘The Book of the Living’ in the MBBS1 Medical Humanities Creative presentation. She …
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8 Jun 2021
Breaking Bad News….Badly
One of the situations I encountered in a surgical outpatient clinic impacted me deeply. The patient was an 89-year-old gentleman diagnosed with colorectal carcinoma. The …
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11 May 2021
Love and loss. 55 Word Essays
Autumn Reminiscence Brittle leaves rattle across the barren path. Semester ends, I leave for boarding school. My best friend gleams at my present, unbeknownst it’s …
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11 May 2021
The halcyon days of school….or are they? 55 Word Essays.
Miss Popular. Someone whispered “she’s dirty”. My nose disagreed, But my brain believed. The game of “who’s group gets her” began The class went silent …
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23 Mar 2021
Literally Medicine: The Courage to be Disliked ~ Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (1 April Event)
Literally Medicine: The Courage to be Disliked ~ Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga Medical Humanities Book Club If you are interested in reading books and …
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9 Feb 2021
Concert of Dreams
On stage, my sweaty palms encased the bow,
legs swaddled around the cello,
sat across an audience of thousands,
only one mattered: Yo-Yo Ma
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5 Feb 2021
The Examination
The Examination 55 Word Essay Leaving the examination room, row by row, Examinees passed by with their faces beaming with confidence. Kneeling on the ground …
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5 Feb 2021
Halfway Point
Halfway Point 55 Word Essay Woken up on the plane. Annoyed, I looked to my left, he was twitching and jerking. Confused, I called. A …
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2 Feb 2021
One day I was walking….
One day I was walking…. 55 Word Essay The next second I saw the world flipping up-side-down and the smell of mud after rain was …
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2 Feb 2021
To my long-lost friend
To my long-lost friend 55 Word Essay My dearest friend, o’ where have you gone? Why have you left so suddenly? When I think of …
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2 Feb 2021
Yearning
Yearning 55 Word Essay Patience. Painkillers. Recovery. First words I heard before being sentenced to bed rest. Sight and sound, my only portals to the …
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1 Feb 2021
An Uneasy Experience
An Uneasy Experience 55 Word Essay An old man lay beside my grandpa’s geriatric bed with his amputated right leg — up to mid-calf. Someday later, he lost …
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1 Feb 2021
Feeling Uneasy
Feeling Uneasy A 55 Word Essay. At dinner Mum told my relatives …
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1 Feb 2021
The unknown (what it feels like to enter medical school)
The unknown (what it feels like to enter medical school) 55 word essay White coat ceremony 2019 Thrown into the deep end Left to flounder Until I …
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1 Sep 2020
What is the right thing to do?
What is the right thing to do? When we think about ethical dilemmas in medical ethics, we often end up with more questions than answers. We …
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20 Aug 2020
On Switching Paths
On Switching Paths Journeying through psychology to medicine — A personal reflection. When we make big changes in life, doubts abound. There might be more questions than …
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31 Jul 2020
Not Seeing the Wood for the Trees.
Not Seeing the Wood for the Trees. A first year student’s perspective on the MBBS journey. Right now, I’m in the middle of a hike. When …