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The power of mentorship – Dr Nathan Blake’s call to psychiatry16
The power of mentorship – Dr Nathan Blake’s call to psychiatry

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 Harris14
The makings of a great GP — Dr Joe Harris
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 Queensland13
Dr Rebecca Irwin — Growing roots and doing rounds in Central West Queensland

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 Hill12
Dr Ian Carey – being part of the bigger picture in Broken Hill
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 paradise11
Dr Senny Surendran — scoring goals in a regional paradise
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 dream10
Dr Dayna Duncan — Living her Centralian dream
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 Generalism9
Community Spirit in the Country – why Dr Marty Ryan chose Rural Generalism
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 learner8
I want to do the best I can – Dr Grace Nelson, rural intern and life-long learner
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 placements7
Dr James Sterrey — finding wings with regional placements
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 faith6
Dr Catherine Limberis — A leap of faith
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 Matter5
Dr Dominic Horne - Mentors Matter

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 extreme4
Dr Rhys Harding — Embracing remote medicine in the extreme

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 community3
From birth to death, and in between - Dr Madeleine Kelly has come home to care for her community
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 rewarding2
Rural or city? For Georgia Cunningham, rural is more rewarding
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 anyway1
Dr Stephanie Pollard - Feel the fear and do it anyway
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...
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