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Don’t let imposter syndrome – or anything else! – destroy your dream. Samantha Boog’s journey from pharmacy to medicine16
Don’t let imposter syndrome – or anything else! – destroy your dream. Samantha Boog’s journey from pharmacy to medicine
  • Student Series
  • Jul 14, 2021
Samantha Boog’s dream to study medicine has had many a twist and turn. At school, she was told her marks wouldn’t be good enough – so she opted for pharmacy. Then she started having epileptic fits...
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Turning the magic of medicine into reality15
Turning the magic of medicine into reality
  • Student Series
  • Jun 16, 2021
When Harry Gaffney was a young boy, medicine seemed like magic. He visited a doctor for a chronic ailment and suddenly, presto, problem fixed! Harry was hooked. Doctors were liked magicians and...
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From Zimbabwe to Whyalla and beyond – fulfilling a lifelong dream in medicine14
From Zimbabwe to Whyalla and beyond – fulfilling a lifelong dream in medicine
  • Student Series
  • May 19, 2021
Tapiwa Mativenga was just seven years old when she and her family uprooted from Zimbabwe to settle in Wyalla, in South Australia. But already at this young age, Tapiwa had made up her mind. She was...
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But what if I failed? Dr Emma Byrne’s determined journey to qualification13
But what if I failed? Dr Emma Byrne’s determined journey to qualification
  • Student Series
  • Apr 7, 2021
Emma Byrne – Doctor Emma Byrne now - was far from sure that she had “what it takes” to become a doctor. But a serious bike accident, followed by a year of ongoing medical treatment, gave her plenty...
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Destination Medicine Series
It’s never too late! Dr Rosie Ross’s unstoppable journey to medicine7
It’s never too late! Dr Rosie Ross’s unstoppable journey to medicine
  • Destination Medicine Series Three
  • Jul 28, 2021
Dr Rosie Ross’s passion to become a doctor started early, but thwarted by circumstances beyond her control, she waited many years before taking the plunge. At the age of 42, she returned to high...
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From the Amazon to Arnhem Land and a commitment to rural health6
From the Amazon to Arnhem Land and a commitment to rural health
  • Destination Medicine Series Three
  • Jun 30, 2021
A couple of “short stints” in two continents is all it took for Associate Professor Marco to realise his medical calling. Working in the Amazon early in his career left a deep impression, as did...
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Full circle to Broken Hill: rural generalist GP Dr Joshua Crase returns to his childhood town5
Full circle to Broken Hill: rural generalist GP Dr Joshua Crase returns to his childhood town
  • Destination Medicine Series Three
  • Jun 2, 2021
Realising that he preferred talking to people than to machines, Josh Crase relinquished his first passion for computing and switched to a medical career. The GAMSAT was a big challenge, but he got...
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From Manchester to Broken Hill: a 16,000 kilometre move for career and life balance4
From Manchester to Broken Hill: a 16,000 kilometre move for career and life balance
  • Destination Medicine Series Three
  • May 5, 2021
At the start of his GP career, John Wenham would not have imagined living and working in Broken Hill. He was the joint owner of a successful practice in Manchester, married with a young child, why...
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