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Erika Strazdins

May 2018 – An Insight into LGBT Advocacy in Mongolia

Dr Ivory recently achieved a life-long ambition of working as an Australian volunteer for International Development. Many doctors hold similar ambitions to share their skills in under-resourced communities. Kimberley spent 12 months in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, famous for being the coldest capital city on earth and one of the world’s top… Read More »May 2018 – An Insight into LGBT Advocacy in Mongolia

Become a mentor in your junior years – it’s never to early to start

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Junior Doctors and Medical Students Interested in Being an Effective Mentee and Mentor

Mentee It’s common knowledge that having a mentor will support you to achieve your personal and professional goals, but how can you come by one? It’s difficult for those of us in our junior stages of training to establish relationships given we are devoting our energies to adjust to the… Read More »Junior Doctors and Medical Students Interested in Being an Effective Mentee and Mentor

Tips and tricks for finding a mentor as junior doctors and medical students

It’s common knowledge that having a mentor will support you to achieve your personal and professional goals, but how can you come by one? It’s difficult for those of us in our junior stages of training to establish relationships given we are devoting our energies to adjust to the clinical… Read More »Tips and tricks for finding a mentor as junior doctors and medical students

2017 November – Inspiration from Sierra Leone

Over 30 medical women, ranging from enthusiastic medical students to senior doctors, met and networked during our bi-annual dinner meeting at the AMA House on 16th November 2017. Our invited speaker was Aminata Conteh-Biger. Her story includes unimaginable hardship, being captured and held prisoner by rebel forces during the civil war in Sierra Leone. Aminata has now built an amazing life after coming to Australia as the first Sierra Leonan refugee.Read More »2017 November – Inspiration from Sierra Leone