Forum: PLAB Forum

hi bannangirl, god yes i got an offer i think on 1st of April i think. bloody long wait and v.frustrating but was worth it in the end... nothing anyone says will make you feel any better (esp if...

Hi guys have any of you hoping to get on to A104 had interviews yet? and if you have, have you had and offer?

I know it says you need a 456 or 676 visa for australia but can you just use a toursit visa to avoid all the extra effort of chest xrays etc, or will the hospital check my visa information??

Hi guys I found sI a LOT harder than last year :( and sIII is a tough one to call because, on one hand, I found it easier as I had more science study done than last year. On the other hand, it was...

Cheers for filling us in, is def good to know. Any ideas when the meet and greet will be? totally see myself living in a house, i don't think i could handle halls again :)

Overdose [copied from half way through] To cut the story short, after a day on the treatment, it was decided that this poor bloke needed a liver transplant as the liver was failing. An organ...

Last week I noticed a deep sense of calm in me. I was smiley happy all week from a combination of small things: the fact my shoes click when I walk in the office (when I was little I couldn’t wait...

An ABG is where a needle is stuck into the wrist at a steep angle to go and pierce the radial artery (the one you can feel with your fingers at your wrist). This is needed to see the levels of...

Crash call! Here is the start of my latest blog... On friday (two weeks ago!) had the most awesome ward round ever! Literally! Reading the title of this blog you might think I'm a bit weird for...

Last week at work went really quickly. Partly because I was looking forward to my interview (perhaps looking forward to is the wrong word, more anticipating the interview) and my boyfriend coming...

An innovative new clinical trial has been launched in America; called the I-SPY 2 trial and involving up to 800 patients, the trial is unique in terms of it’s flexibility. The trial will test...

The molecular basis for the teratogenicity of thalidomide has finally been isolated to a protein called Cereblon. Since the 1960’s, when Thalidomide was prescribed to expectant mothers to treat...

Fat is actually a protective mechanism that we have evolved to protect us when we eat too much. This idea results from new research which shows that the levels of fat in the blood is responsible for...

A 20 year study that followed 5115 participants has produced result suggesting that increasing the price of unhealthy foods results in a decrease in consumption. The “coronary artery risk...

Involving patient more in their care has been shown not only to improve health outcomes, but also to reduce healthcare costs. In a 914 geriatric patient trial, giving “guided care” whereby patients...