TeaBrief

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We're Bells, Nikki and Noa - 3 medical students debriefing on our week of placement over various cups of tea. Join us every Monday fortnight as we vent, laugh and cry over all things to do with placement and med school. • • • • • TeaBrief is a production of MedicGuild. A community of med students and doctors who create resources and opportunities for other med students and doctors. Check out our work and become a member at medicguild.com, and find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @medicguild

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Ward call woes, internet disasters and dinosaurs

Sep 26 2022 41 mins

Good morning friendos! Honestly can't believe you've returned for another episode? Regardless, you're in for a doozy. As we get close to the end of the year, we chat about our favourite rotations as students, share in ward call woes and Noa's internet drama. Tea of the episode: Twinings - Live Well, Revive+, 2.67/5. Must brew in boiling water for 3 mins for vitamin B6 benefits

2 Foreskin 2 Fumble

Sep 05 2022 37 mins

Hello friends!! Welcome to another long-awaited episode - we bring you the chaos of misidentifying reproductive anatomy as an intern and unexpectedly, *solicited* advice on loooove. Tea of the episode: Dilmah Chamomile, lukewarm/5. It’s milk toast. Bells rates his French Earl Grey 3.5/5. If you like what you hear and want to support our show, don't forget

G&T (Gin & Trauma) With @JuniorDoctorsCorner

Aug 08 2022 49 mins

Welcome back!!! We hope to bring you more (and consistent) content in this second half of Season 2! This episode we invited the lovely Dana from @juniordoctorscorner to tea, to divulge her experiences as a junior doctor, pass on advice to soon-to-be interns and share a delicious gin cocktail recipe. Tea of the episode: Anything with gin is a 10/5. Try our recipes and let us know wh

Sex (ed), Drag and Rooibos

May 09 2022 41 mins

Hello again dear friends! (After a long and unintentional hiatus, all we can say is better late than never💓) This episode we invited a very special guest to tea - the ever-fabulous Noah aka. Havana @noahloades! Our very first guest episode is not one to miss - we spill the tea on all things to do with dating as a med student, being your most authentic self and get a lesson in se

Suppositories of wisdom

Mar 27 2022 32 mins

Happy Monday!!!!!!! Thank you for coming back for episode 2 friendos 💓 Today is a big chat about med students and their obsession with endurance sports, gals who lift and our brand new (and our favourite) segment - Spill Your Tea - where you submit your stories/questions/concerns/rants and we share and empathise with your experiences. Tea of the episode: Good Earth's Hibiscus, R

We're back and more ✨jaded✨ than ever

Mar 13 2022 31 mins

Good morning besties!!!!!!! We are honoured that you've chosen to listen to us on your commute this morning, and thrilled to bring you the first rant of season 2! This episode we catch up on our lives from the last few months, rage over the bureaucratic nonsense that faculties dictate and hear all about our favourite cat - Emmanuel and his latest adventures. Tea of the episode: Hig

Our trio's down to two

Nov 07 2021 33 mins

"Our trio's down to two Oh... The sweet caress of twilight There's magic everywhere And with all this romantic atmosphere Disaster's (i.e. Bells' becoming a doctor) in the air..." Hi hello and welcome to the last episode of 2021!!!!! Today is a very exciting episode, and not because Bells is leaving us as the title suggests, but because he has officially finished med school and is

All jam and no scones; a tale of rebellion

Oct 26 2021 31 mins

Omg hi! Welcome to the penultimate episode of this season! Join us for a very important discussion on the nuances of how scones and croissants can trigger acts of defiance in the face of bullying towards medical students and junior doctors. To quote Noa - "there are two kinds of interactions when baked goods are involved - it can go very, very badly, or very, very well." Tea o

Under pressure 🎵

Oct 13 2021 23 mins

(Hope you sang the title like Freddie Mercury did) Hi hello welcome! Another fortnight, another episode. Join us this fine Thursday morning as we chat about the pressure we feel to do research and a million and one extracurricular activities as med students, in spite of being very, very tired. Tea of the episode: Twinings' Cranberry & Pomegranate, overall unqualified rating 4.2

The Foreskin Fumble, sweaty backs and teary long cases

Sep 26 2021 38 mins

Hi hi hi and welcome to our most chaotic and disorganised episode...YET! In spite of the shared delirium, we manage to chat about our most stressful, sweat-inducing moments in med school/on placement. We hope you have a good laugh at our expense this fine Monday morning, and remember that you are not alone in your tachycardia + hypertensive emergency when asked a question! Tea of t