#DestinationRural Podcast Series
Every rural doctor's experience is unique. In our #DestinationRural series we meet rural doctors from all over Australia and at various stages of their career. Listen to their stories, learn from their lessons (some harder than others) to inform your decisions and find the rural community that is right for you, both professionally and personally.
Episodes
19 episodes
Dr Aaron Hawkins, Rural Generalist, recent ACRRM Fellow, Deloraine Tas
Tassie rural doc Dr Aaron Hawkins talks about his journey from city slicker to rural generalist.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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30:45
Dr Clark Wasiun, Rural Generalist Albany WA
All the way from WA, Dr Clark Wasiun shares his journey from growing up in Kalgoorlie to working as an RG in Albany, family life and opportunities in rural medicine.
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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20:14
Dr Sarah Chalmers, Rural Generalist, Palm Island Qld
The amazing Dr Sarah Chalmers, RDAA Board member and former ACRRM President, talks about remote medicine, its rewards and challenges, and women in leadership roles in rural medicine.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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32:02
Dr RT Lewandowski, Rural Generalist, Far North Qld
Current RDAA President, rural generalist doctor, Australian Doctor Trained Overseas, and all around great guy, Dr RT Lewandowski shares his story.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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30:00
Dr Isobel Pye - a journey back to rural!
It has often been said you can take the kid out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the kid – and it’s a phrase that is true to a tee for Dr Isobel Pye.Raised in a remote farming community in north west NSW, Isobel subs...
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35:42
Dr Catherine Nortje - raised in South Africa...and now a medico in Mount Isa!
Originally from Durban in South Africa, Dr Catherine Nortje completed her medical studies at James Cook University in Queensland. She is now on the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway and currently working as a Resident Medical Officer at Mount...
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41:38
Dr Sam Hemer - a junior doctor with a penchant for bagpipes (and Rural Medicine)!
Dr Sam Hemer is a Rural Generalist trainee currently undertaking his Community General Practice training on the NSW North Coast, having been a Resident Medical Officer at Mount Isa in 2022. He plans ultimately to have a career as a Rural Genera...
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20:37
#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr Shannon Nott
Rural Generalist medicine creates opportunities for doctors to take their career in different and interesting directions. Medical administration is one many RGs "fall into", but for Dr Shannon Nott, it has been a deliberate choice and one...
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34:52
Dr Lachlan McIver
For those who think working or training as a doctor in a rural area is career limiting....think again. Dr Lachlan McIver is a rural generalist, whose career has taken him all over the world and now a published author.
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35:44
#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr Ben Dodds and Dr Ashley Brown: early career Tassie rural doctors
A great couple (of doctors), early in their rural careers based in Tassie who are excited, realistic and ready to explore the opportunities that are on offer in rural medicine.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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31:22
#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr John Hall: at heart always a rural doctor
Finally a chat with RDAA immediate past president Dr John Hall - what drives his passion for rural, understand why he thinks rural is so special, and why others should get onboard.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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45:45
#DestinationRural Podcast - Drs Brit Wicksteed and Cory Rosher- Remote WA
#DestinationRural podcast is back with two young doctors working up in the Kimberley region of WA and loving it. Discover what is means to be a junior doctor working in remote Australia - the supervision, the support, the clinical work, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:12
Dr Nisha Khot, Obstetrician Gynecologist, Bacchus Marsh
Dr Nisha Khot an overseas trained specialist, providing high quality obstetric and gynaecology services to Bacchus Marsh, while supporting O&G registrars and RG trainees.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:20
#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr Simon Quilty, Physician, Alice Springs
Dr Simon Quilty a generalist physician passionate about his community and rural training. His support for registrar training makes Alice Springs a must do for any physician trainee. It is the place to go!!!
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21:20
#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr Tash Coventry, Rural Generalist, Cooktown
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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25:50
Dr Gerry Considine SA - 2020 RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year: Living the dream in SA
Dr Considine winner of the RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year in 2020 from Clare SA with his amazing young family working rurally and as a city boy what influenced him to make his #DestinationRural.
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25:50
Dr Adam Coltzau, Rural Generalist, St George Qld
Dr Adam Coltzau, Rural Generalist GP, Obstetrician, Anesthetist, past President of RDAA, RDAQ and inaugural Chair of RDAQ Foundation, talks with RDAA CEO Peta Rutherford about his rural medical journey and what makes his career unique, interest...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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27:50
