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Destination Medicine Podcast

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Opportunities for a successful medical career in rural Australia are immense. The Destination Medicine© podcast library has been created to assist anyone who has thought about a career as a rural doctor to make informed decisions and navigate a rural medical pathway with greater confidence. Each episode of this podcast series brings the story of a doctor and their journey into rural medicine. It hasn"t been a straight highway for many; there have been a few bumps, U-turns and bends along the way

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17:04

Dr Danielle Winch — Sold on Psychiatry

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2022/06/14

Fascinated by what she calls the “mad” characters in children’s’ books, Dr Danielle Winch knew that she wanted to be a Psychiatrist when she was just eight years old. Her initial ambition was to work in paediatrics but it was working with older people where she found her calling. Now working in her “dream job” in and around Orange in NSW, Dr Winch says she has happily become the “quintessential bush doctor,” looking after the needs of elderly

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12:30

Student Series: Rafael Szumer — A lawyer’s quest for...

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2022/05/31

While working as a lawyer with Indigenous clients in Western Australia’s remote north, Rafael Szumer says he became frustrated that his clients’ health issues affected their ability to attend appointments with him. A strong believer in social justice, he decided to swap the law for medicine so that he could help them more directly. Now studying in a two-year placement at the School of Rural Health in Orange, he describes the change from courts to hospital training as a bigger shock than

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12:30

Doctors in Training: Dr Catherine Limberis — A leap...

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2022/05/17

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 imagined that all the spaces in between were largely empty. In the end, she has found that accepting a position in Orange in regional NSW was “the best thing we every could have done.” Dr Limberis says she has had abundant career opportunities, she adores the friendly and inclusive

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9:22

Dr Jeremy Curtin — The Ophthalmologist who’s always...

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2022/05/03

Dr Jeremy Curtin is living his life-long dream: raising a large family in a regional city just minutes away from a specialist practice. He says he is enjoying the best of two worlds by undertaking an engaging and challenging clinical speciality while still raising a family in the country. Having been brought up in regional NSW as part of a medical family, he knew these ambitions early in his life. Following his intern and resident years in Orange he spent six years training in Melbourne — and

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11:36

Doctors in Training: Dr Dominic Horne — Mentors Matter

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2022/04/19

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 running cattle and kids on his own property, as well as serving regional communities as a physician. He’s a strong proponent of the benefits of living and working in regional areas and says that it’s not just easier to work in such an environment, but that experience away from capital cities means you

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13:51

Dr Matthew Thompson — the benefits of regional...

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2022/04/05

Moving from the United Kingdom to Wagga Wagga was only supposed to be a one-year adventure for Dr Matthew Thompson. Three years later, he’s now vowing to stay put in a position, and a regional centre, that he loves. A young Matt Thompson decided to become a doctor as a schoolboy after being taken to emergency with a dislocated knee and admiring the physicians working around him. But as he studied and began his training in the south of England, he couldn’t settle on a speciality until he

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11:19

Student Series: Dr Yvonne Chang — from Agriculture to...

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2022/03/22

Dr Yvonne Chang’s journey to medicine wasn’t a direct one, but her travel experiences while studying agricultural research certainly cemented her wishes to work in regional and rural Australia. After consulting with an important mentor and friends who were already studying medicine, she decided that a life in the lab wasn’t for her. Yvonne craved greater personal interactions as well as helping people. So, after a very helpful year working in hospital administration, she finally

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24:16

Doctors in Training: Dr Rhys Harding — Embracing...

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2022/03/08

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 southern Vanuatu island of Tanna, to a stint for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Rhys has lived the dream of working as a solo doctor, with all the variety and challenges that that entails. He’s now finishing up his rural and remote specialty training in the indigenous community of Nhulunbuy in East

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16:06

Dr Patrick Dwyer — Transforming Regional Training

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2022/02/22

Taking the skills he learned in the city to a new environment, Dr Patrick Dwyer is a prime example of how one individual doctor can make a huge impression in a regional setting. He’s dreamed of living the regional lifestyle since childhood, and by way of placements in Central Queensland, has spent the last decade working in radiation oncology at Lismore Base Hospital. This father-of-triplets says he’s chosen radiation oncology as a career because he thrives on the face-to-face patient

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17:21

Student Series: Homecoming — Daniel Van Der Merwe and...

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2022/02/08

After toying with the idea of becoming an investment banker, Daniel Van Der Merwe thought paramedicine would be the perfect mix for his personality and lifestyle. But it was during his first-year placement that Daniel had something of an epiphany. While watching a cool and calm intensive care doctor take charge of the treatment of a stroke patient he realised that he had a new ambition, and started on the path toward a medical degree. Now a final year student, Daniel has decided to stay-on after his

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18:31

Doctors in Training: From birth to death, and in...

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2022/01/25

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 making the most of every opportunity. Today, Dr Kelly has come home to Orange, NSW to train as a GP Registrar. Even more, she’s come home to build a career where she can balance her own interests, health, family, and vocation. Madeleine has some great tips for those of you considering General Practice

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12:32

Student Series: True Grit — Nikki Burnett is tackling...

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2021/12/14

After successfully completing a nursing degree with three small kids and working full time, Nikki knew there was nothing stopping her from continuing her education and studying medicine. It wasn’t the smoothest journey through the admissions process with a newborn in tow, but she’s had the unrelenting support from her family, community, and academic staff. More importantly, she has backed herself through the entire process. Now in her final year of medicine, she says time management has

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14:58

Doctors in Training: Rural or city? For Georgia...

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2021/11/30

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 from the very first day. After graduating, she successfully applied for an internship at Dubbo Health Service via the Rural Preferential Recruitment pathway. Since then, she hasn’t looked back. There are several reasons she’d prefer a rural placement over a city one, including the varied work

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15:33

Doctors in Training: Dr Stephanie Pollard - Feel the...

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2021/11/18

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 got the inkling that medicine might just be for her. Stephanie is now an Intern at Orange Health Service and is sharing the ups and downs of making the leap from student to intern, as well as her passion to improve the health of Indigenous People in rural communities. It's early days in her medical career,

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17:40

Medicine is not a race – Dr Joe Duncan: Winemaker,...

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2021/11/18

Dr Joe Duncan’s path to medicine was more unusual than most. He was a winemaker working for leading labels in both Australia and overseas, including Alsace and Chablis in France. He swapped the relatively solitary life in the vineyards to the more social vocation of physician. He discusses his rural pathway into respiratory medicine and the benefits of working in the regional city of Lismore in north-eastern NSW.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:54

Student Series: Choose your own adventure – Hayley...

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2021/11/18

It wasn’t until Hayley Andreazza was completing her PhD in Chemistry and bringing up a young, sick child, that she considered a career in medicine. What she needed was a solid plan to help her navigate all the twists and turns of getting into and studying medicine. Today that plan is in full swing. Hayley is a third-year medical student at the University of Wollongong and is currently completing her 12-month placement her home town of Broken Hill in outback New South Wales.See

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21:54

Dr James Collett – a specialty will choose you, not...

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2021/09/14

If you’re starting out on your medical journey and you’re not yet sure which speciality to pursue, don’t worry! Dr James Collett is a Nephrologist who enjoys working across renal and general medicine based in Dubbo, NSW. As a junior doctor many of his rotations involved renal medicine. As a result, he got to know and like the renal physician teams and found renal medicine very interesting as he was exposed to a variety of work. In this episode, Dr Collett offers his thoughts for

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18:42

Student Series: Meet me in Menindee – how Chelsey...

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2021/08/24

Chelsey Avers spent a month in the emergency department of the tiny outback NSW town of Menindee –112 km south-east of Broken Hill. With no regular onsite doctor, Chelsey soon applied the skills she had learnt as a fifth-year medical student. It was stressful, but the experience was invaluable for her understanding of what would be expected of a doctor. The time in Menindee was part of her 12-month placement from the University of Adelaide at the Rural Clinical School in Broken Hill.See

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Student Series: Laura Beaumont’s tips for getting...

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2021/08/10

Laura Beaumont’s life-long dream of becoming a doctor is on a road to reality as she completes her third year as a medical student at the University of Western Sydney. Her enthusiasm inspired her older brother to give up a career in building and construction to study medicine. Laura’s message? Follow your own path and enjoy the journey!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:52

It’s never too late! Dr Rosie Ross’s unstoppable...

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2021/07/27

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 school and from there started the application process to enter medical school. Now she’s a practice principal in a thriving practice in Coffs Harbour, and her long-held dream to be a doctor has been fulfilled.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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