We think it's important that one should...

empathise

rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep

Romans 12:15

Please come along to this event - it's in 2 weeks time on a Wednesday night.  If you're a definite attender, please also to RSVP to Nathan for catering purposes, since dinner is provided!

T & S

P.S. Brinner plans will be announced soon

SMA & CMDFWA Dinner 2011

An update, finally!

After a quiet few weeks on the SMA front, there are 2 events coming up that you might be interested in:

Piece of news #1

To celebrate the end of the term with chips & (soft) drink, we are having a casual meet up on THIS Thursday 11th August after lectures/case histories. Come to The Byrneleigh on Hampden Rd. 

Anyone is welcome- drag along whoever looks thirsty ;)

Feel free to head down whenever you finish your lecture/lab, but about 4pm should suit everyone.

Piece of news #2

The Annual SMA & CMDFWA Dinner is on Wednesday 24th August. 

Have a peek at the fabulous poster below for specific details.

Tickets are seriously limited, and once we have no more...there will be no more. Thursday at The Byrneleigh will be the perfect time to give your name & $35 to Trish or Steph to save your spot! If you can't make it, email us or chat to us for alternative arrangements.

Best of luck for the last week of rotation!

We will leave you with this amazing song by Chris Tomlin.

Trish & Steph

SMA Mentor Dinner

Hey everybody!  Hope your new rotations are going well!

Just a reminder that our SMA mentor dinner with W/Prof Bruce Robinson is on next Thursday the 14th of July, at 7:30pm.  For those who are on our mailing list, please make sure you have a read of the emails we have sent out so you know how to get there.  If you'd like to come and you're not on our mailing list, just drop us a line and we'll send you the details!

As July the 14th is Bastille Day, Prof. Robinson suggested we have add a bit of a French twist to the night!  If you're coming, it would be lovely if you could bring a dish (ideas below) or a drink.  Steph and I are catering for soup (french onion - yum!) and treating you to some macarons, so we'll be needing a few more main dishes (escargot anyone?) and perhaps some more desserts if that tickles your fancy.

Baguettes, Chicken

A pasta dish, Salad

Cheese!

Gateaux, Chocolate Mousse

Again for our current members, please check your emails.  And please reply to them when you can - it gets rather tricky when we are trying to confirm numbers for events like these!

Have a good week!  

Trish & Steph

Study study study!

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, 

you will never grow." 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hey everyone!  

For those who didn't get the email that was sent around from us last week, here's a little summary of what's happening in the life of SMA in the next few weeks:

At the moment, SMA is a bit on the quiet side due to exams being just around the corner and not much happening in terms of inter-year events, BUT there are 2 things to add to your calendar:

1. Post-exam catch up: we are tossing up the idea of a Sunday morning/afternoon cafe meet up on Sunday 19th June (the last day before we go back to Term 3!).  Please let us know if you have other family/Church commitments on Sundays so we can pick a good time!

2. On JULY 14TH we have a very important occasion - our first mentor dinner.  If you only come to one year group catch up this year, make it this one!  Our mentor is W/Prof. Bruce Robinson (this guy) and we're pretty lucky to have him!  Please keep this date free, and we'll let you all know more details as the event gets closer.

As always, a little bit of comfort-food to keep your brain going (especially since it's study week!!)  Here's a recipe for a mug-cake, which you can whip up in your microwave in 5 minutes.  Top it off with a bit of nutella, then microwave it for an extra 20 seconds for some gooey hazelnutty goodness.

(Kudos if your mug cake looks as nice as the one in the picture.  Whenever I make it, it always seems to grow over the side of the cup like an odd fungus.  Very tasty though.)

Over and out!  

Have a great week - we'll be seeing you on the other side :)

xx Steph & Trish

Update: Week 6 of Term 3

Hello everyone!!

I'm sure you are well & truly overwhelmed with work right now and preparation for exams. Hopefully this is going smoothly for you :)

As there is no immediate news for SMA right now, we will leave you with 3 things:

1. A prayer for students to say in times of stress and worry.

God of Light and Truth,

thank you for giving me a mind that can know

and a heart that can love.

Help me to keep learning every day of my life,

for all knowledge leads to you.

Let me be aware of your presence

in all things and at all times.

Encourage me when work is difficult

and when I am tempted to give up;

encourage me when my brain seems slow

and the way forward is difficult.

Grant me the grace to put my mind to use

exploring the world you have created,

confident that in you there a wisdom that is real.
Amen.

2. A reminder that your brain needs GLUCOSE!

3. A cute link to remind you to enjoy the simple things in life (we've posted this link before, but it is just so cute!)

 http://just-littlethings.tumblr.com/

 Check the link for more simple pleasures!

We're here if you need anything!

Steph & Trish 

What is it to you?

What do you know about Easter?  

This year, was it about eating too much chocolate and having an excuse to have a public holiday?

Perhaps whilst you tuck into some hot-cross buns this week, ask yourself: 

"what is the reason behind Easter?"

(perhaps do this whilst making some hot cross buns - a yummy recipe here)

(admittedly this post is a bit late - we were having too much fun with our free time!)

Once you are done with that question, you can ask yourself:

What is happening with SMA at the moment?

Answer- lots of things!

1. SMA Camp is coming up. It is not too late to register for this wonderful event.

See more info here!

2. Our next monthly meet up is very very soon. In fact, next week on Thursday 5th May at 7-9pm.

At the moment we are planning on having it at Steph's house- only 15-20 minutes from uni in Scarborough. Let us know if this poses difficulties!! Address will be given via email.

We will be eating nachos, chatting & having some discussion/prayer.

Everyone is welcome!!

Look out for more details closer to the date.

Steph & Trish

Grill-A-Christian 2011

Grill-A-Christian was on Thursday night (unfortunately clashing with the UWA Surgical Society orthopaedics night and an Interhealth event), and was held at Dalkeith Anglican Church.  After a yummy sausage-sizzle, we had a panel of 4 speakers who answered a whole range of questions about Christianity!

We have videos of the panel's discussion of the final 3 questions of the night:

Trish & Steph

P.S.:  SMA Camp is around the corner - don't forget to SIGN UP HERE!

SMA Camp

Hey guys - the annual SMA Camp is coming up soon and we need you to register if you're interested in coming along!

This year's theme is 'finding hope in suffering', and our guest speaker is Neil Anderson, the director of Vose Mission.  Camp is always filled with fun, games, food, and some good-old Bible study.

Saturday night of the camp will also be co-run by the folks at CMDF WA, where from 5:30pm (following a scrumptious curry dinner), they will be putting on Missions Night, showcasing overseas projects and having discussions with people who have been involved with missions and mission agencies.  Perfect for the travel-bug!

There will be stalls from various mission destinations and agencies which you can get more information from on the night.

The details:

5:30pm Friday 6th May to 1:30pm Sunday 8th May

Advent Park Camping and Convention Centre (345 Kalamunda Rd, Maida Vale)

Cost: $55 for full camp (partial registration and day-passes available)

SIGN UP HERE BY 24th APRIL!!

Things to bring: sleeping bags, toiletries, snacks, paper and pens, Bible, more snacks, money for snacks, clean underwear.

If you have any questions, please email writetosma@gmail.com or contact us at year4sma@gmail.com

Don't forget to REGISTER!

Steph & Trish

Turnin' up the heat!

Just a reminder that THIS THURSDAY April 14th is Grill-A-Christian!

We will be there, manning the anonymous question-line - ask the panel anything!

Steph & Trish

Week 10/11

A gossip betrays a confidence, 

but a trustworthy person keeps a secret 

Proverbs 11:13

Hey ladies and gents!  We hope everyone’s finding it bearable and not too stressful since we’re heading into the last week of our term 2!  Time flies just too quickly these days…

Anyway, on Thursday 31st, we had our meet-up for the month of March, where we made some pizzas, discussed our rotations, and talked about what it means to have mercy (in a Christian sense) and apply it to medicine.  

For the time being, we've decided to put the next meet-up on Thursday the 28th of April (subject to change).  Remember, anyone is welcome!  More details to come soon :)

Also there’s a couple of reminders for everyone to take note of:

Go to the facebook event HERE

Firstly, GRILL-A-CHRISTIAN is coming up on Thursday 14th of April.  Sick of being grilled by your consultant?  Here's your chance to channel some grilling onto other people!
This event will be held at Dalkeith Anglican, with a BBQ from 6pm and the festivities beginning at 7pm!  It's a great night in which people have the chance to bring up their burning questions about Christianity to a panel of mature Christians.  Why you should come:

• It's a great chance to network with some other year groups/grads
• Get your burning questions answered!  
• Anonymous text-line so you can grill-away!

Secondly, SMA Camp is around the corner!  This year, it'll be running from the 6th-8th of May at Advent Park with the theme of "Hope in Suffering" - a particularly relevant theme given what's been happening around the world lately, as well as being applicable to our medical lives.

We'll let you know as soon as registration opens - from the sounds of it, it'll be a measly $55 for the whole weekend (with partial registration on offer as well)!  

Anyway, we hope you have a great week!  Good luck for the psych kids who have their long-case on Thursday, and the musculoskeletal folks who have an assessment on Friday arvo.

Trish & Steph

The Journey Ahead

Interested in meeting some Christian medical (or dental) professionals who are practicing in our community?  

Why don't you come along to this event :)

Please contact us as soon as possible if you're interested!

Week 7/8

"Do not let your hearts be troubled

Trust in God; trust also in me.”

Proverbs 3:5

We've just finished the 5th week of our 1st rotation (or 1st week for you people in geriatrics)...  So it's more than half way through!!  Hopefully you are coping with the stress, learning lots and enjoying being in the hospital environment :)

In light of the deeply saddening events in Japan, the above quote from Proverbs is really reassuring. Such disasters also remind us to appreciate what we do have. Just the Little Things is a daily blog we came across about little things we probably forget to appreciate in life. A little sample:

SMA-wise, the very successful Soiree was held last Tuesday (see some pics below) and delicious food & lots of fun was had by all!

We are also looking forward to our next year group gathering on Thursday 31st March at 7.30pm. If you are interested, we would love for you to shoot us an email so we can choose a venue that is suitable.

That is all for now! Have a lovely weekend and an even better week!

Steph & Trish

SMA Soiree 2011

Hey guys!

Pen SMA Soiree in for the 15th of March in your calendars -
as discussed in our little catch-up at the Byrneleigh a couple of weeks ago, we're in charge of entrees and desserts so if you're on the mailing list keep an eye out for an email from us.

Don't forget to RSVP to us by the 10th of March (this Thursday - sorry for the late notification!)

Hope you enjoyed your long weekend :)

Steph & Trish

Week 5

Well-spoken words bring satisfaction, 

Well-done work has its own reward.

Proverbs 12:14

Did you know that we're pretty darn close to being half-way through our first rotations?  Scary!!
Anyway, we hope that you all are holding up just fine and are getting through whatever uni's currently throwing at you, such as 7am ward-rounds, cranky consultants, discharge summaries and research projects.

So if it's all a bit over-whelming, remember to take some time out this week to re-evaluate and ponder what you want this year to bring to you.  Steph and I both find that writing things down and devoting time to our hobbies (such as tending to our other blog - yes, that was a shameless plug!, photography, treasure-hunting in op-shops) also makes life that little bit more bearable.  (Also, we're both doing psychiatry at the moment so we don't have that much to complain about anyway)

For our regulars and those who are interested in seeing what SMA is about, pencil into your diaries our March meet-up, which will be held on the 31st of this month.  More details will be coming your way soon!

Soon, we'll also let you know about SMA Soiree - an inter-year even that is held annually for the newest SMA members to get to know who's who.  As 4th-years and up, we're in charge of entrees and dessert, so expect to be in for a treat!

And remember, 

If you feel you missed the SMA-boat ever since first year and you would like to join in on our frivolities, just send us an email or come to speak to us!

 Have a fantastic week,

Trish & Steph

Week 4

Hi everyone!

We are now into our second week of rotations and I don't know about you, but we are exhausted and totally drained!  So it is even more important than ever to make sure you continue to nourish not just your mind but the rest of you as well!!

Don't forget to eat delicious food! (recipe here)

Don't forget to continue to ask for help!

 Here is a nice little prayer about waiting. I think we've all been doing a lot of that lately!

God of the waiting, wait with us.

In the darkness, your Son waited for what was to come.

Be near us as we keep watch over the people who need you more than we do,

as they wait for life, for death, for hope, for despair.

For with you, we wait for the promise of a new dawn.

And last but not least, don't forget our meet up THIS Thursday!! Click the link for details if you have forgotten :)

Just to finish off, a cute little motto that can be useful to simplify a busy life...

See you on Thursday!

Trish and Steph

February Meet-Up @ The Byrneleigh

We're having our first get-together here next Thursday, so come along for a post-lecture feed featuring some chippies and a chat!  (Apparently the chips are similar to the ones at Little Creatures, so our expectations are getting high...)

When: Thursday 24th February, 5.30pm
Where: The Byrneleigh, 156 Hampden Rd Nedlands (you all know the one)
Who: Anyone is welcome!

No need to RSVP - just meet us there!

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Welcome 2011!

This is the inaugural post for the fourth year SMA blog. Here you'll find all sorts of interesting tidbits, including:

• information on upcoming events
• the low down on where to be and when for our monthly gatherings
• weekly posts to motivate, inspire and energise your body, mind & soul
• mayhaps some visual feasting?
• anything else that qualifies as either interesting or a tidbit!

We hope you check in regularly to see what is going on in the life of fourth year SMA, which we'd love you to be a part of!

Trish & Steph