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...
Meet me in Menindee – how Chelsey Avers learned independence by working with others
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 on...
Laura Beaumont’s tips for getting into medicine - follow your dream and enjoy the journey!
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 o...
It’s never too late! Dr Rosie Ross’s unstoppable journey to medicine
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 pl...
Don’t let imposter syndrome – or anything else! – destroy your dream. Samantha Boog’s journey from pharmacy to medicine
Sam Boog has always wanted to be a doctor. She took the path of training as a Pharmacist to work towards that goal and is now a medical student undert...
From the Amazon to Arnhem Land and a commitment to rural health
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 ...
Turning the magic of medicine into reality
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 w...
Full circle to Broken Hill: rural generalist GP Dr Joshua Crase returns to his childhood town
Realising that he preferred talking to people than to machines, Josh Crase relinquished his first passion for computing and switched to a medical care...
From Zimbabwe to Whyalla and beyond – fulfilling a lifelong dream in medicine
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 ...
From Manchester to Broken Hill: a 16,000 kilometre move for career and life balance
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 ...