TeaBrief
Medical
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
Location:
United States
Description:
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
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/tea-brief
Episodes
Ward call woes, internet disasters and dinosaurs
9/26/2022
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 - Nikki is now extremely deficient and regrets her diluted cold apple juice.
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2 Foreskin 2 Fumble
9/5/2022
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.
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G&T (Gin & Trauma) With @JuniorDoctorsCorner
8/8/2022
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 what you think!
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Sex (ed), Drag and Rooibos
5/9/2022
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 sex ed along the way.
Tea of the episode: Dilmah Infusions Rooibos Tea with Maringa Chilli Cocoa & Cardamom,...
Duration:00:41:33
Suppositories of wisdom
3/27/2022
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, Rose and Sweet Berries, 3.9333/5. Iced tea is the way to go with this one (and Noa wouldn't round her score to...
Duration:00:29:58
We're back and more ✨jaded✨ than ever
3/13/2022
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: Higher Living's Cocoa & Chilli, -2/5. Do NOT waste your time or tastebuds.
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Duration:00:31:39
Our trio's down to two
11/7/2021
"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 about to be a paid, full-time employee! 🎉🎉🎉 In honour of this milestone, this morning we're reflecting...
Duration:00:33:25
All jam and no scones; a tale of rebellion
10/26/2021
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 of the episode: Madame Flavour's Green, Jasmine and Pear, overall unqualified rating 2.7/5. Huge thanks to Sophie for...
Duration:00:26:57
Under pressure 🎵
10/13/2021
(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 4.25/5. Big thanks to @doctorsofaustralia for the recommendation!
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Duration:00:23:37
The Foreskin Fumble, sweaty backs and teary long cases
9/26/2021
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 the episode: Honestly unsure, but Bells rated his moscato 2/5 If you like what you hear and want to support our...
Duration:00:34:22
Jumping over hurdles set on fire by our faculties, balancing work with uni and rat birds
9/22/2021
Hi dear friends and welcome back! Thank you for bearing with us and the delay in getting this out to you - we appreciate your love, support and patience always💗Much like the 3 of us, this episode is pure chaos from start to finish as we discuss the nitty gritty details of what it's like trying to support yourself financially while studying full-time.
Tea of the episode: Twinings' Green Tea & Jasmine, overall unqualified rating 3/5 (only because Bells gave it an unwarranted 5/5)
Noa: As...
Duration:00:28:14
Crazy, stupid, love as a med student
8/29/2021
Forget Love Island, The Bachelor or MAFS - dating as a med student is considerably more entertaining if not tragic for some. This week we're wearing our heart on our sleeves and discussing navigating the uncharted the territories of dating as a med student/junior doctor (and roasting Bells in the process - constantly).
Tea of the episode: Twinings' Pure Chamomile, overall unqualified rating 2.3/5
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Duration:00:29:54
The good, the bad and the gross
8/15/2021
Hi there! Welcome back to yet another episode of TeaBrief with your three favourite voices to listen to on a Monday morning. Today we chat about knowing when you can and definitely should leave placement for the day, before diving into some of the grossest stories we have from our time at the hospital (there's a lot of dry heaving in the background, sorry about that lol). DISCLAIMER: DO NOT EAT BEFORE OR DURING THIS EPISODE (and you probably won't want to eat after anyway, tbh just fast...
Duration:00:30:27
Another lockdown, a desperate plea for vaccines and the importance of warm blankets
8/1/2021
Oh hey there again friendo! It's another episode of TeaBrief and this week we're begging Daddy Dan and the rest of the Premier gang to give us more vaccines, as well as go over the ways in which you as medical student can actually help patients and be slightly less useless than a pot plant.
Tea of the episode: Twinings' Orange & Cinnamon, overall unqualified rating 4.13/5
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Duration:00:22:02
TeaBrief: Origins
7/18/2021
Hi, hello and welcome back! (Seriously, we are amazed and so grateful you came back, so much love for you kind listener💓) This morning we're getting personal and sharing a little about ourselves, how we picked med, our journeys getting into med and all the frustration and heartbreak that it came with. This is TeaBrief: Origins.
Tea of the episode: Rooibos, overall unqualified rating 3.2/5 (yes we forgot to actually rate it at the end, but here is an arbitrary number)
If you like what you...
Duration:00:29:34
Blue patients, awkward interactions and values
6/26/2021
Hi, hello and welcome to our first episode! Today we go over some of our most awkward patient interactions for a solid laugh and explore how we approach picking specialisations based on our interests and values.
Tea of the episode: T2's Gorgeous Geisha, overall unqualified rating 3.6/5
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TeaBrief is a...
Duration:00:27:35