Kia Ora,

Welcome to Pink Scrubs… in progress!

I am a New Zealand medical student at the University of Auckland. On this blog you can find advice about getting into medical school as well as lifestyle content.

I wish you all the best in your reaching your medical aspirations.

FAQs

  • How old are you?- 19
  • What specialty do you want to go into?- I’m not sure yet but right now I am interested in Emergency Medicine.
  • What premed pathway did you choose?- Bachelor of Science Specialising in Biomedicine (First Year Only).
  • What are your hobbies?- I really love outdoors… surfing, snowboarding and rock climbing.
  • Why did you want to become a doctor?- There were definety a few reasons I decided Medicine was the right pathway for me. I think the decision point came for me after I had the opportunity to shadow some doctors. The ability doctors have to change the lives of their patients and their patients’ families was inspirational to me and I was also able to see the realities of the career choice.