THE 2024 MECCSS TEAM

All the people behind the scenes who bring you amazing seminars, hands on workshops and learning materials.

 
 
 

Why Emergency Medicine? Let’s hear from the team:

“Emergency Medicine is a specialty where clinical reasoning and procedures combine in acute care situations across all body systems to medically stabilise and resuscitate patients in life-threatening scenarios.”
— Zacchary Tamsett (President)
“The fast paced environment and variety of patient presentations on top of rapid diagnostic and management challenges in Emergency Medicine drew me into this unique and exciting specialty!”
— Tony Zhang (Treasurer)
“I love the hands-on nature of the ED, and the diversity of undifferentiated cases where you can really learn and test your knowledge!”
— Lydia Treleaven (Secretary)
“I’m excited to be a part of the MESS team this year and I’m looking forward to seeing how we go translating emergency medicine resources to more COVID-friendly online modalities!!”
— Maddy McCarthy (Education Director)
“Of all the places in the hospital, I find myself learning the most in the ED.”
— Wendell Zhang (Workshop Co-Director)
“I love the fast paced and dynamic nature of ED. You’ll never know what to expect making everyday a challenge and a lesson.”
— Dinusha Kalaroopan (Workshop Co-Director)
“I’m very excited to work with the MESS team to promote and learn more about the diverse specialty of emergency and critical medicine!”
— Laura Bland (Education Officer)
“I’m interested in emergency medicine because it provides a unique mix of diagnostic reasoning and technical, hands-on work. A career in which you see something different every day, and have the skills to treat/stabilise anything that gets thrown at you sounds really fulfilling.”
— Yianni Roupas (Education Officer)
“Being ready for whatever emergency that comes through the door sounds pretty cool to me”
— Lewis Gauci (Education Officer)
“ED is a place where you can see all sorts of presentations and really apply your clinical knowledge to practice together with procedural skills – for me, this is what makes emergency medicine so exciting!”
— Cathy Hua (Workshop Officer)
“I find emergency medicine appealing due to its variable nature that encompasses a wide range of presentations across the lifespan. Definitely, a fast-paced and a rewarding specialty.”
— Armand Gumera (MD1 Rep)
“ED is a really engaging and exciting place to be with an amazing variety of conditions to see, procedures to do and people to meet!”
— Stephen Kritharides (Education Officer)
“If you are ready to embrace the controlled chaos in the emergency department, every minute will be rewarding.”
— Chelsey Lu (Education Officer)
“I love emergency medicine because of the variety of cases that come through the door. Everything from trauma to toxicology to acute mental illness. It keeps you on your feet and gives you a unique perspective of the community around you.”
— Ross Robertson (Education Officer)
“The emotional challenges and the ability to think outside of the box whilst being comprehensive are what initially attracted me to emergency medicine. The skills we learn here transcend all specialties.”
— Angela Zhu (Education Officer)
“My goal to achieve with the amazing MESS team this year is to bring more events and workshops to Northern Hospital and to collaborate with Psychiatric Student’s Initiative to discuss more neuropsychiatric coverage to MESS!”
— Minoh Kanh (Workshop Officer)
“Emergency medicine allows you to see exceptionally diverse set of presentations in a fast-paced, exciting environment.”
— Dumindu Weerakkody (EMC Officer)