Podcasts

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The power of mentorship – Dr Nathan Blake’s call to psychiatry

Doctors in Training Series
Apr 17, 2024

Nobody could convince Dr Nathan Blake to live and work in the city. He says a regional life is much “easier”. Not just because it is easier to get around, but because it is easier to work...

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The makings of a great GP — Dr Joe Harris

Doctors in Training Series
Apr 4, 2024

Dr Joe Harris is living his dream, with a deep connection to regional Dubbo. In this episode, Joe shares the story of how his career has moved from childhood dream to rural reality. He reflects on...

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Dr Rebecca Irwin — Growing roots and doing rounds in Central West Queensland

Doctors in Training Series
Mar 20, 2024

Dr Rebecca Irwin has planted her flag in the town of Barcaldine in Queensland’s Central West, and it’s here she intends staying. As a rural generalist based at Barcaldine Hospital, she can’t...

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Dr Ian Carey – being part of the bigger picture in Broken Hill

Doctors in Training Series
Sep 27, 2023

Broken Hill, with its wide-open spaces and desert sunsets, is certainly Dr Ian Carey’s ‘happy place’. Dr Carey's journey to medicine was influenced by his parents, both doctors, and his early...

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Dr Senny Surendran — scoring goals in a regional paradise

Doctors in Training Series
Aug 2, 2023

Lismore-based Dr Senny Surendran is a junior doctor whose path to medicine was certainly unconventional. A passionate young sportsman who started out as a physiotherapist, Senny's life took...

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Dr Dayna Duncan — Living her Centralian dream

Doctors in Training Series
Jun 7, 2023

Dr Dayna Duncan started out pursuing psychology, but when a local GP questioned her choice, she decided to try medicine and hasn’t looked back. Growing up in a small town but studying in Sydney, Dr...

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Community Spirit in the Country – why Dr Marty Ryan chose Rural Generalism

Doctors in Training Series
Mar 29, 2023

Dr Marty Ryan has certainly found his ‘happy place.” A UNSW graduate who spent the last two years of his degree on a placement at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, he’s now very happily working as a...

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I want to do the best I can – Dr Grace Nelson, rural intern and life-long learner

Doctors in Training Series
Aug 24, 2022

It was sage advice from an English teacher that saw Dr Grace Nelson achieve her aspirations. She was counselled to not only celebrate her good grades, but also work hard to shrink the margin...

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Dr James Sterrey — finding wings with regional placements

Doctors in Training Series
Jun 29, 2022

Dr James Sterrey’s path to regional medicine wasn’t a direct one. As a city boy with a science degree, it was while employed as a research scientist, on Parkinson’s Disease, that he realised...

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Dr Catherine Limberis — A leap of faith

Doctors in Training Series
May 18, 2022

Having completed her general medicine training in South Africa, Dr Catherine Limberis and her husband decided to make the big move to Australia. But she only knew about Australia’s big cities and...

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Dr Dominic Horne - Mentors Matter

Doctors in Training Series
Apr 20, 2022

A country boy from the boots up, Dr Dominic Horne was brought up on a cattle station near Wee Waa in northern NSW. Now part way through training to be an anaesthetist, he dreams of one day...

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Dr Rhys Harding — Embracing remote medicine in the extreme

Doctors in Training Series
Mar 9, 2022

Doctor Rhys Harding has obtained extraordinary medical experience for a young doctor by throwing himself into the deep end in some of the most remote places on Earth. From Nepal to the volcanic...

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From birth to death, and in between - Dr Madeleine Kelly has come home to care for her community

Doctors in Training Series
Jan 26, 2022

Dr Maddie Kelly knows what she wants, and she goes and gets it - even if it takes longer than expected, and especially when she's told she can't do it. What has helped in achieving her goals is...

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Rural or city? For Georgia Cunningham, rural is more rewarding

Doctors in Training Series
Dec 1, 2021

When Georgia Cunningham was studying medicine at The University of Sydney, she applied for all the rural rotations it offered. It led her to the central NSW town of Dubbo, where she felt welcomed...

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Dr Stephanie Pollard - Feel the fear and do it anyway

Doctors in Training Series
Nov 18, 2021

Dr Stephanie Pollard is a proud Ngemba woman who grew up playing sport and making mischief in Goulburn. She had more than her fair share of broken bones, but it was through those injuries that she...