Gladys Mary Wauchope (1889–1966): Brighton physician and second female medical student at the London Hospital Medical College

Gladys Mary Wauchope was a pioneering woman physician and general practitioner in London and Brighton. Descended from an ancient Scottish family, she was the second female medical student at the London Hospital Medical College after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, enrolling during the brief period from 1918 to 1928 in which women were permitted to study medicine in mainstream London medical schools due to shortages of doctors caused by the First World War. Unperturbed by opposition to her gender from male colleagues, she was initially house physician on the firm of Sir Robert Hutchison at ‘the London’, and went on to hold an array of posts in large London hospitals at a time when finding such work was challenging for women doctors. She settled in Hove as a general practitioner in 1924, later becoming a consultant physician at several major Brighton hospitals. Made only the eighth female fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, she also set up the first diabetic clinic in Sussex and Kent. Gladys authored several books, including her autobiography ‘The Story of a Woman Physician’, which documents life through two world wars and the introduction of the National Health Service, whilst keenly observing the changing landscape of medicine and its place in society.

Hubungan Aktivitas Fisik Harian dengan Gangguan Menstruasi pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas

AbstrakGangguan menstruasi dapat menimbulkan stres dan menurunkan kualitas hidup wanita. Gambaran menstruasi seseorang dapat memperlihatkan keadaan fungsi reproduksi seseorang dan risiko mengalami berbagai penyakit. Aktivitas fisik diperkirakan sebagai salah satu cara untuk mengurangi terjadinya gangguan menstruasi tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menentukan hubungan antara aktivitas fisik harian dan gangguan menstruasi. Desain penelitian menggunakan cross sectional study dengan jumlah subjek 90 mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas Angkatan 2011-2013. Data didapatkan dari kuisioner yang diisi langsung oleh masing-masing responden yang kemudian dianalisis denga uji chi-square. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan gangguan menstruasi terjadi pada 73,3% mahasiswi dengan gangguan yang paling sering terjadi yaitu dysmenorrhea sebanyak 63,3%. Sebagian besar mahasiswi tersebut memiliki aktivitas fisik harian yang cukup menurut rekomendasi WHO yaitu sebanyak 60%. Berdasarkan uji chi-square, tidak ditemukan adanya hubungan antara aktivitas fisik harian dan gangguan menstruasi (p= 0,846). Kesimpulan ialah tidak terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara aktivitas fisik harian dan gangguan menstruasi pada mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas.Kata kunci: aktivitas fisik, gangguan menstruasi, mahasiswi FK AbstractMenstrual disorder is often cause stress and decrease the life quality of a woman. Menstrual pattern can describe the condition of reproduction function and risk of having several disease. Physical Activity is considered as one of the way to reduce menstrual disorder. The objective of this study was to determine the association between daily physical activity and menstrual disorder.This study used cross sectional design on 90 female medical student of Andalas University Class of 2011-2013 as the sample. The data from self reported questionnaire that was given to the students is analyzed using chi-square.The results show that menstrual disorder is occured in 73,3% of the female medical student and the most frequent disorder is dysmenorrhea 63,3%. Most of the students are physically active correspond to the recommendation of WHO about 60%. It is inferred that there is no association between daily physical activity and menstrual disorder (p= 0,846). The conclusion is daily physical activity and menstrual disorder among female medical students in Andalas University have no significant association.Keywords: physical activity, menstrual disorder, female medical student

Delhi Rape Case

A twenty-three years old female medical student was gang raped on December 16, 2012 in a public bus in Delhi, India. The woman, whose name was not revealed due to Indian laws, was taken to the Safdarjang Hospital where she had gone through multiple surgeries and was placed on ventilation. She was sent to Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore on December 26 for the transplantation of her damaged organs but unfortunately she was died while undergoing emergency treatment on December 29.