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

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