Last weekend was the Australian Rules Grand Final; it's one of those odd sports that one country is obsessed with and no-one else plays. Like American Football or Jai-Alai. This year, the underdog Hawks upset the incumbent Cats in a gritty match. My team, the Sydney Swans were bundled out of the finals with two rounds to go, finishing a credible fifth.

In AFL, there's a 'five-minutes remaining' siren for each quarter.

Since final exams are fast approaching, this is my five week siren. These are what the SOM calls 'Hurdle exams', and they're the summation of all the pre-clinical years. They will be the usual pair of three-hour writtens and a marathon OSCE (called MSAT in this neck of the woods).

My guess is that blogging may be a tad lighter for the next month and a little bit... but don't worry, I guarantee at least one story a week!