Being a Visiting Scholar. This past week has been defined by my role as a visiting scholar at Stanford. To provide some context, my time here involves joining faculty on projects, presentations, or research. However, I am also afforded the ability to “audit” classes if the faculty of said class is happy to oblige. This […]
This week was actually close to an ideal week worth of work and rest. I ended up being called in to help at Stanford for the SASI Summer program for pre-med students due to some last minute cancellations. The students (thankfully) were in high school and had an intensive 1 week course to get a […]
There’s something oddly isolating, fun, nerve-wracking about moving somewhere new. It’s been a solid 8 years since I last had to do this when I moved from Melbourne to Queensland, then to Perth in my last year of training. This time, it’s the added complexity of another country. To be fair, California is not THAT […]
Well, it’s finally here! Depending on when you’re reading this, I’m either within 24 hrs or have already left Australia for the next 3 months to see what life in sunny California is going to be like. It’s been months in the making but it feels like the date snuck up on me. Due to […]
While this weekend has been really relaxing, majority of the week has been the exact opposite! For whatever reason, this has been a week of running around and being late to everything. It’s either cases taking way longer than expected or literally having to wait at a railway crossing for 5 trains in a row. […]
This week felt long even though it started with an extra day off on Monday. After hardly doing any clincal work, I had started to relax a bit too much! 🤣 Some quick updates: It’s been a week of small tasks more than anything else. It’s only 3ish weeks til I fly out to the […]
It has been such a relaxing fortnight with the trip away and a lighter week due to the long weekend in Melbourne. The lead up was a bit stressful given the original plan was to go to New Caledonia for a vacation for the wife’s birthday. The riots there meant it was a chaotic last […]
This week has been a LOT gentler than the ones in the past with a lot of things moving on the Stanford front: It’s a little scary that the whole move is so close, and I STILL have a few things to iron out. It’s that nervous kind of energy that permeates everything right now. […]
This week has been a bit of a blur to be honest. I’m currently out in our country hospital and have spent most of the last 24hrs in said hospital. It’s a bit unusual to be this busy here, but hey, that’s healthcare! This week also had us quizzing our trainees in a mock exam […]
This week had some unexpected work cancellations and all-day lists that were reduced to half days. You know what? It was GREAT! I managed to get to the home stretch of finalising the US visa, meet with my accountant and banker and get some other paperwork finished while having the time to explore a new […]