The Summer 2023 VICDOC magazine is now online for you to access at the click of a button.


Some of the features you might enjoy in this edition include:

  • On sustainability in healthcare
    Reflections from advocacy leaders on sustainability in healthcare, patient health and the sector's journey towards net zero. 

  • Minding the gap
    Dr Simon Judkins on the gaps dividing regional and urban healthcare, GP shortahes, virtual healthcare, locums and the problem with performance indicators. 

  • Standing at the precipice
    As she prepares to transition from medical student to intern, Monique Wisnewski, Chair of the Medical Student Council of Victoria, reflects on what inspired her to pursue medicine in the first place.

  • Why vaping is the new smoking
    Nicotine use in Australia has been progressively declining for decades, but governments were caught napping at the wheel as another threat came hurtling towards us: vaping. 

  • The ultimate sacrifice
    Honouring the heroic Victorian medics. 

  • The intern's diary
    Yingtong is a medical intern. This year, he is bringing us along on his internship journey, and sharing his experiences in The Intern's Diary. 

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