Third Spacing

Third Spacing

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Third Spacing episodes

  • Ep 16 What is it like going from Polytechnic to Medical School?
    Tan Jun Xiang and Goh Wei Sheng are fifth year medical students who form a handful of ex-polytechnic students in NUS Medicine. We find out about what inspired them to embark on this relatively unconventional journey and who were the key people they sought advice from before applying. We also discuss how their polytechnic education has prepared them for the rigour of medical school and the various opportunities one can take to socialise with different people in medicine.
    32 min
  • Ep 15 Why doctors need to be more than doctors
    Prof Chong Yap Seng, Dean of NUS Medicine, talks about the waves that are changing medicine and how medical students can preserve our core sense of humanity in clinical practice and research by tapping on the arts and social sciences. He also shares about the newly launched MBBS Intercalated Year Programme, which aims to prepare students for such disruptions and to navigate increasingly complex and multidisciplinary environments.
    31 min
  • Paths: Introduction

    Third Spacing is the yet to be defined space between cells and vessels, where fluid moves from one space to another. This podcast makes space to explore topics surrounding clinical medicine. 

    2 min
  • Ep 14 What can the Medical Humanitites do beyond Education?
    In the second half of our two-part interview with Graham Matthews, A/Prof at the NTU School of Humanities, we discuss work by NTU medical humanities by both undergraduate and graduate students to the wider community but also efforts to engage and include experiences of illness from around the region in South East Asia.
    20 min
  • Ep 13 What can the Medical Humanities do for Medical Students in Singapore?
    Associate
    Professor Graham Matthews is Head of English and Coordinator of the
    Medical Humanities Research Cluster at NTU Singapore. In the first of
    our two-part interview, A/Prof Matthews provides a broad overview to the
    Medical Humanities, an interdisciplinary field that draws from
    literature, philosophy and history, to understand illness or the
    experience of disease. He also introduces us to developments within the
    field, including Critical Medical Humanities, the works of Katherine
    Montgomery and Rita Charon, and explores key themes of empathy and
    uncertainty.
    25 min
  • Ep 12 How do Doctors write?
    Dr Justin Ker is a neurosurgeon and author of The Space Between the Raindrops. In the second part of our interview, Dr Ker reflects on his identity as doctor-writer, discuss his writing process, future writing projects, and advice for students considering writing seriously.
    35 min
  • Ep 11 Why do Doctors write?
    Dr Justin Ker, neurosurgeon and published author, shares about his unconventional start to medicine and how his practice inspires his writing. He also gives us a glimpse into his writing process and discusses what it means to be a Singapore writer.
    17 min
  • Ep 10 How to write while running a full time clinical practice?

    Dr Chang Tou Liang – a full time general practitioner and a reviewer of classical music for the Straits Times for 23 years. In this episode, we discuss how his interest in music developed as a child, how he started writing for the straits times, and how it impacts his relationship with his patients. Along the way, Dr Chang tells us, how he knew his wife was the one (thanks to music, no less), and most curiously, how much he is paid per article.

    28 min
  • Ep 9 What is empathy, really?

    Dr Maleena Suppiah, the Deputy Director of Clinical Education, National University Health System, Singapore elucidates empathy a term which used often – but what does it actually mean? Can we, and how do we learn empathy?

    26 min
  • Ep 8 How can the Medical Humanities grow in Singapore?

    In the second part of our interview with Dr Devanand, we also discuss how the medical humanities can grow further in Singapore. Along the way, Dr Devanand shares his insights into the value of Narrative Medicine and the implications of Defensive Medicine on how clinicians approach their work today. We end the interview by discussing what his favourite books are.

    21 min

About Third Spacing

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Third Spacing is the yet to be defined space between cells and vessels, where fluid moves from one space to another. In sociology, the Third Space is where people meet to unwind, let down their guard and talk about things that matter to them, distinct from work and home, towards connection.