Podcasts

By Tag: Rural Intent

Dr Andrew Moreton – The only limit is your imagination11
Dr Andrew Moreton – The only limit is your imagination
It’s hard to beat the regional doctor lifestyle. That’s according to veteran Dubbo GP Dr Andrew Moreton, who has dedicated his career to lifetime care in regional NSW. He’s had the opportunity to...
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Flying high — Dr Scott Lewis’ journey home to regional SA10
Flying high — Dr Scott Lewis’ journey home to regional SA
If you are planning to practice in an area the size of South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, it helps if you buy a plane and learn to fly. That’s how Dr Scott Lewis brings crucial GP and anaesthetist...
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Dr John Floridis — Top End adventures in remote medicine9
Dr John Floridis — Top End adventures in remote medicine

There is so much to be learned from the vastly experienced Dr John Floridis, a pharmacist-turned rural generalist and advanced emergency medicine trainee. As well as being a rural and remote...

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Georgia Goodhew on where her 45
Georgia Goodhew on where her "heart really lies"
We all owe something to our mothers, but medical student Georgia Goodhew is especially grateful to hers. When Georgia finally realised a girl could become a doctor, it was her mother who stood...
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A Tiny Town Triumph – Dr Emmy Hennell8
A Tiny Town Triumph – Dr Emmy Hennell
Running her own practice in a “top ten” tiny town, Dr Emmy Hennell is a rural GP in a position to sit back and survey her great achievements, wrapped in the arms of a supportive community. From her...
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Grace Hollow – Rural medicine and the the opportunity to do more44
Grace Hollow – Rural medicine and the the opportunity to do more
Medical student Grace Hollow is an astounding advertisement for home schooling. Having grown up on a farm in a small rural town in South Australia and being home schooled by her parents, Grace has...
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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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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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Dr Danielle Winch — Sold on Psychiatry5
Dr Danielle Winch — Sold on Psychiatry
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...
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Dr Jeremy Curtin - The Ophthalmologist who’s always had eyes for the country4
Dr Jeremy Curtin - The Ophthalmologist who’s always had eyes for the country

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...

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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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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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Medicine is not a race – Dr Joe Duncan: Winemaker, Teacher, Physician1
Medicine is not a race – Dr Joe Duncan: Winemaker, Teacher, Physician
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...
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From Blighty to Broken Hill – and Dr Sarah Wenham has never been busier4
From Blighty to Broken Hill – and Dr Sarah Wenham has never been busier
Whoever said a rural life would be quieter? Dr Sarah Wenham started her medical career in the city of Manchester in the UK. After qualifying in palliative care, she moved to Blackpool with a...
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The conversion of a sceptic - Dr Sean Hogan's road to rural practice1
The conversion of a sceptic - Dr Sean Hogan's road to rural practice
When Dr Sean Hogan was seeking a placement for the last two years of his degree, Wagga Wagga was right at the bottom of his preference list. Reluctantly he took the placement. That was in 2010....
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“Go where the disease is” – for a meaningful impact in your career5
“Go where the disease is” – for a meaningful impact in your career

Go rural if you really want to make an impact on your medical career. That’s the view of Joel Riley, a dual Fellow in General Medicine and Rheumatology, whose career pathway has taken him to...

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The Rural Generalist path to professional and lifestyle fulfilment4
The Rural Generalist path to professional and lifestyle fulfilment

Teena’s specialisation is a great example of the diversity you can have in your work, as a GP, based in the country. You may have heard of the term ‘Rural Generalist’ but what does it mean and...

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Lights, action, and far reaching places – a mega-directional career in medicine3
Lights, action, and far reaching places – a mega-directional career in medicine
Tim is an aeromedical retrieval specialist, a GP Anaesthetist and a film maker. Only two years after graduating from medicine, Tim felt disconnected from who he really was and took a break from...
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A General Paediatrician’s perfect career choice2
A General Paediatrician’s perfect career choice

Theresa was fortunate enough to receive a John Flynn Scholarship whilst she was studying medicine and spent two weeks each year of her degree on the beautiful Flinders Island with the local GP;...

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