Student stories

Studying to become a doctor requires years of hard work, training and discipline. It’s a daunting task for most people, but for medical student Ria Thompson, it’s second nature after years of training as an elite athlete.

On Tuesday 10 May, the Integrated Pathology Learning Centre (IPLC) hosted students from the Doctor of Medicine and Advanced Humanities programs for a multi-disciplinary event. Titled ‘Speculative Pathology’, the main aim of the event was for students to share their knowledge, make new connections, and engage with the IPLC’s collection.

Reframing failure for success

Children without access to education in his birth nation of India were the spark for Unni Susil Kumar’s chosen career of medicine.

A cheery cookbook, created by students, is not only helping solve these riddles, it has helped keep the academic community together amid challenging times.

A PhD student who used the Beyond Blue service in her youth is among four Faculty of Medicine personnel taking on the 30-kilometre Brisbane Coastrek to help people with mental health concerns.

Clare Primiero is a PhD Student and Clinical Research Coordinator at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute’s Dermatology Research Centre. She shares her journey from backpacking around the world, to enrolling in study, starting a family and finally undertaking her own research.

Proud Aboriginal and Italian woman Ella Ceolin is one of dozens of students at The University of Queensland to have received a life-changing scholarship from the Dr Alan van Tran and Minh Ha Tran Indigenous Health Education Bursary.