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GUMS in the media!
Aug 31 Added by: Jane (amsa@gums.org.au) on 31/08/2010Griffith students at Tweed were recently the subject of a newspaper article when they went to donate blood as part of the AMSA National Blood Drive. The article can be seen at http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2010/08/06/blood-donation-good-challenge/. The AMSA National Blood ...
Read moreSURGERY: DANGEROUS ACTS*
Aug 24 Added by: David (thirdyear@gums.org.au) on 24/08/2010SURGERY: DANGEROUS ACTS*JAYANT PATEL, COMPETENCE AND CONSENT The Jayant Patel case has highlighted fundamental issues in surgery and medicine generally. When is a consent valid? Where does duty of care begin and end? Can ego be "toxic" to good surgery? &nb...
Read moreBreaking News: GUMS Survival Guide to Clinical Skills Now Available!
Aug 24 Added by: Ben on 24/08/2010GUMS is proud to announce that at the upcoming Professional Speaker Series: Dangerous Acts, we will be launching the highly anticipated GUMS Survival Guide to Clinical Skills, a concise guide to D+P for years 1 and 2 (and pretty useful for years 3 and 4 also). This text, written by Griffith stud...
Read moreOne Free Student Registration for GP10 Conference
Aug 23 Added by: Laura (president@gums.org.au) on 23/08/2010GUMS has organised with RACGP for one registration-free place at the upcoming GP10 conference, worth $300. The GP10 conference will take place in Cairns on 7-9 October. Amongst a diverse range of speakers, Professor John Murtagh will present on “Practical tips for students and registrars&rdquo...
Read moreEducation Committee Meeting Report
Aug 17 Added by: Laura (president@gums.org.au) on 17/08/2010The last Education Committee Meeting was held on Tues 17th Aug. Year 1 report – There has been a re-ordering of the PBL cases to expose students to renal earlier. It was proposed that first year students have 2 days of orientation at the start of the year and another day about 3 months i...
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