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SYNAPSE Synapse is an UMMSS-affiliated organization connecting students and professionals in neurosciences.

🗣️ Introducing our speakers for careers expo tomorrow! We're excited and grateful to welcome Dr Nicholas Crump, Dr Andre...
07/08/2026

🗣️ Introducing our speakers for careers expo tomorrow!

We're excited and grateful to welcome Dr Nicholas Crump, Dr Andrew Gogos, Dr Kimberley Houlihan and Dr James Wang onto the stage to share their experiences and words of wisdom with us.

Don't forget to swipe right to learn more about our panelists! See you there tomorrow in theatre B117 of the Glyn Davis Building for an insightful sesh 🧠

🧠 Interested in pursuing neurology or neurosurgery as a career but aren't sure where to start? Come join Synapse this Sa...
04/08/2026

🧠 Interested in pursuing neurology or neurosurgery as a career but aren't sure where to start? Come join Synapse this Saturday 8th August from 1.55-2.55pm at the UMMSS Careers Expo (Basement floor, Glyn Davis Building (MSD), Parkville)!

🗣️ Hear from neurologists and neurosurgeons across different stages of training as they spill the tea on their career journeys, the highs, the challenges, work-life balance, training pathways, and what the job is really like.

🔥 If you have a burning question before the session, send it through anonymously via the QR code or Google forms link:
https://forms.gle/pMMD2ZP4eKMEpAGNA

🌟 Look forward to seeing you there for an enlightening session ~ Stay tuned for updates on our speakers!

🧠 That's a wrap on our MDSC 2026 neurosurgery workshop: When It Brains, It Bores!🫂 We loved seeing so many of you get ha...
13/07/2026

🧠 That's a wrap on our MDSC 2026 neurosurgery workshop: When It Brains, It Bores!

🫂 We loved seeing so many of you get hands on with our microsurgical tumour resection station while exploring stereotactic navigation and learning about extra-ventricular drains.

♥️ A special thank you to Dr Benjamin Ho, who contributed tremendously to the planning and ex*****on of our workshop. We're also incredibly grateful to our generous sponsors for their support. Thank you to Anna and Benjamin from Brainlab for leading the navigation station, and Geoffrey and Kylie from Integra Lifesciences for sharing their knowledge on extraventricular drains.

🩵 We'd also like to acknowledge the efforts of our committee members Jason, Vivian and Hendrick in their help with running the session and Claira in organising the workshop.

👁️ Keep an eye out for our next event!

✨ Please welcome the minds behind the 2026 Synapse team!🧠 Keep an eye on this space as we plan another year full of exci...
04/05/2026

✨ Please welcome the minds behind the 2026 Synapse team!

🧠 Keep an eye on this space as we plan another year full of exciting webinars, workshops and social events ~⋆

Neuro made simple: one presentation at a time 🧠✨Blacking out with patients suddenly losing consciousness? Here is our fr...
30/04/2026

Neuro made simple: one presentation at a time 🧠✨

Blacking out with patients suddenly losing consciousness? Here is our framework to tackling transient loss of consciousness (TLOC), the second in our ‘MD student approach to key neurological presentations’ series.

Ever wondered what the life of a neuro-ophthalmologist looks like? Confused by the difference in papilloedema and optic ...
15/04/2026

Ever wondered what the life of a neuro-ophthalmologist looks like? Confused by the difference in papilloedema and optic disc swelling? What exactly is diplopia or nystagmus? And how do visual field defects work?

Don’t worry, we got you! 👁️🧠

Synapse and Oculus are hosting an online comprehensive neuro-ophthalmology masterclass delivered by Dr Luke Chen, a consultant neurologist and neuro-otologist. Dr Chen is co-head of the otoneurology diagnostic service and head of the Balance Disorders Clinic at the Alfred Hospital.

This webinar will cover cranial nerve palsies affecting the eye and visual defects. It’s high-yield, exam-relevant, and builds on clinical reasoning skills!

Dr Chen will also share his career insights on the field of neuro-ophthalmology, so this is perfect for those keen on the pathway or are still keeping an open mind!

There will also be time for a live Q&A session at the end to address all of your queries, concerns and burning questions!

April 28th, 5-7pm! Share the words, tell your friends, bring the loved ones. We want to “see” you there! 👀👀👀

Zoom link: https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/86160429802?pwd=xgiWKX4w1ngxrYpZbbRsSiN3tvPZsJ.1

Neuro made simple: one presentation at a time 🧠✨Getting a headache wrapping your brain around head pain presentations? F...
07/04/2026

Neuro made simple: one presentation at a time 🧠✨

Getting a headache wrapping your brain around head pain presentations? Fear not - this is the first in our 'MD student approach to key neurological presentations' series, kicking off with the classic: headache.

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