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Allison Hempenstall MD MPH Profile picture
@Dr_Hempenstall
Jan 27, 2020 • 9 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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Congratulations to new #medstudents starting today!

Look around at the other students in your cohort. These people will become your dearest friends, closest supports & some even lovers.

Together you will take a journey of a thousand miles & today begins with the 1st step! Image
We ALL remember our 1st day of #medschool. I remember standing outside the school mustering up the courage: ‘You can do this!’

I’d moved to a new city & didn’t know anyone. I was petrified. Guess what? Everyone else was too!

#MedTwitter what was your 1st day of med school like? Image
New Med Student Tip #1:
🥦Eat well
🏄🏻‍♀️Keep active
😴Get plenty of sleep
(Yes, you can pass med school & sleep 8hrs a night!)
New Med Student Tip #2:
Be aware of your own mental wellbeing & know where to seek help if you are feeling a bit off kilter.

dhas.org.au

beyondblue.org.au

crazysocks4docs.com.au
New Med Student Tip #3:
Study a little each day, cramming medicine is an oxymoron. Image
New Med Student Tip #4:
Think critically, always ask why (applies to both medicine & life in general).
New Med Student Tip #5:
Make sure you have a GP! Seriously, if you don’t have one, find one this week! We’re a cool bunch & totally get what it’s like to be a #medstudent. Image
New Med Student Tip #6:
Make time for hobbies outside of medicine, it’ll make you a better person, learner & doctor. Image
Helpful resources:

@yourAMSA: amsa.org.au/sites/amsa.org…

@ama_media: ama.com.au/careers/studyi…

@bmj_latest: bmj.com/content/365/bm…

#MedEd #MedTwitter Image

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Allison Hempenstall MD MPH Profile picture
Sep 25, 2020
1/ Now that I’ve transitioned back to being a full time student (🤯), I’ve taken on a personal challenge to read one academic journal article each day.

🧐 So #MedTwitter #AcademicTwitter, how do you critically & effectively read a journal article? Image
2/ The 3-pass approach to reading a scientific article:

1st pass: quick scan of the article

2nd pass: read it in detail, highlight & jot down notes as you go

3rd pass: in dot points, try & reconstruct the main points of the paper from memory including your critical analysis
3/ Here is another approach:

elsevier.com/connect/infogr… Image
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Allison Hempenstall MD MPH Profile picture
Jun 22, 2020
1/ Tips for #JuniorDocs interested in become involved in research

Thanks @drjacksonblythe for asking!

A thread…
2/Why should #JuniorDocs consider research?

🔬Improve your critical analysis skills

🧬Contribute to evidence based-medicine

👋🏽Collaborate with amazing researchers & clinicians

👩🏻‍🎓Establish new career opportunities

📝(And yes, it looks good on your CV!) Image
3/How do #JuniorDocs start out in research?

🤩Pick an area you are ACTUALLY interested in

🗣Ask your registrars, consultants, nursing & allied health colleagues about any research opportunities

🧪Contact your nearest university & ask about collaborating projects to help with Image
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Jun 5, 2020
A thought provoking question from a medical student today as we discussed #CrazySocks4Docs:

“We all walk around wearing socks & I know it’s gotta do with mental health, but really...does it make any difference? What’s the use?”

So here is the difference I see: Image
💁🏾‍♀️Increased awareness of mental health in doctors

Did you know:
📌21% doctors have had depression
📌Medical students report higher rates of general distress & specific mental health diagnoses
📌1:4 doctors had suicidal ideation prior to the last 12months

beyondblue.org.au/docs/default-s…
💁🏻‍♂️Increased health professionals mental health funding for research & support

👏🏽$500K additional funding for doctors mental health support @VDHP3

👏🏾 Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation are also raising funds for doctors mental health research
https://t.co/sJNhyeTwAy
Read 5 tweets
Allison Hempenstall MD MPH Profile picture
May 15, 2020
1/ Primary Care Case of the Week 5

Each week I’d like to share a case for #MedStudents to continue developing their clinical reasoning, even though not on clinical placement at present.

All cases are fictitious, but inspired by those seen in #PrimaryCare

#MedEd #MedTwitter
2/ 5yo F presents to the general practice clinic with a fever & a rash. Mum has been giving her paracetamol & ibuprofen, but it hasn’t seemed to really help.

🤦🏻‍♀️Oh no! Not a fever & a rash!

🤷🏼What are your differentials?

🤷🏽‍♂️What additional info would you like on history & exam? Image
@am_baker @lucierobson @AlisonBoast would you like to play along?
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Allison Hempenstall MD MPH Profile picture
May 8, 2020
1/ Primary Care Case of the Week 4

Each week I’d like to share a case for #MedStudents to continue developing their clinical reasoning, even though not on clinical placement at present.

All cases are factitious, but inspired by those seen in #PrimaryCare

#MedEd #MedTwitter
2/ A 50yo male presents to the clinic with an itchy red rash

🤦🏻‍♀️Not another itchy red rash?! (We see a lot of itchy red rashes in #PrimaryCare!)

💁🏼What’s in your list of differentials?

💁🏽‍♂️What additional information would you like from this patients history & physical exam? Image
3/ Cutaneous Lava Migrans

🏝Parasitic skin infection

🏝Caused by hookworm larvae usually infest cats & dogs

🏝Humans infected with larvae when walking barefoot on sand/soil contaminated with animal faeces Image
Read 5 tweets
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May 1, 2020
1/ Primary Care Case of the Week 3

Each week I’d like to share a case for #MedStudents to continue developing their clinical reasoning, even though not on clinical placement at present.

All cases are factitious, but inspired by those seen in #PrimaryCare

#MedEd #MedTwitter
2/ 30yo crayfish diver presents to the clinic with sudden onset abdominal, back & chest pain. He looks sweaty & in significant discomfort.

🦞What’s in your list of differential diagnoses?

🦞What would you would like to know on history & exam?

#MedEd Image
3/ Irukandji Syndrome

📌Caused by sting of Carukia barnesi jellyfish found in coastal waters of tropical Australia

📌Envenomation thought to induce massive catecholamine release

📌Initial sting usually not felt! Image
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