June 29, 2022

Top 5 Med Reg Things To Read!

Here is a list of five great things to read as a Medical Registrar in Australia

On top of all the chaos of being a Medical Registrar, we get that you may not have much “leisure time”.

 

But if you want a mental escape on your breaks or some bedtime reading, check out some publications (blogs, books and otherwise!) Blugibbon thinks may be good Med Reg brain good:

A Book


The Med Reg: How to be a Proficient UK Medical Registrar in 2020

by Dr Rory Chan

 

“Being the medical registrar on call is often cited as the main reason trainee doctors choose not to pursue a career in hospital medicine…”

 

So congratulations if you did choose to become a Med Reg!

 

The updated version of the highly popular original book, we are (almost) certain that Medical Registrars in Australia will find it useful too.

A Blog


Ward Stories (from Beauty Within Medicine)

by Dr Lucy Desmond

 

Feeling warm and fuzzy? Or do you NEED to feel warm and fuzzy? This is the resource for you, founded and authored by an Australian Junior Doctor from Melbourne, get your cup of tea and tissues at the ready, and expect to feel a little bit better about the medical world after reading.


A Facebook Page


The Medical Registrar

 

“If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can bleep... The Medical Registrar”.

 

With over 101,000 people following (likely 99% Med Regs) sit back and scroll to your heart's content for the memes, the LOLs and an alternative take on sector news and happenings.



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