Heart of the Red Centre: focus on what you love - Dr Angus Baumann

Dr Angus Baumnann took a long, non-linear journey into medicine, that eventually led him to specialise in cardiology. Now based in Alice Springs with his family, and deeply entrenched in the community, Angus couldn’t be happier with the trajectory of his career. He also talks about the realities o…

Student Series: The Magic of Rural Medicine – Laura Sliskovic

Laura Sliskovic put aside her desire to become an actress and pursue her passion to become a doctor, supporting remote communities with limited access to healthcare. It was through her mother’s diagnosis of breast cancer, and the challenges of living in rural Bicheno, on Tasmania’s east coast, that…

ENCORE: From championship rowing to emergency medicine – Dr Daniel Stewart's circuitous journey to Dubbo

Dan's story has been captivating listeners since 2020. As our most downloaded episode of all time, we thought it was worth a relisten. In retrospect it was the perfect vocational choice. But Dr Daniel Stewart just didn't know it as he rowed hard and fast for Australia, chopping and changing univer…

ENCORE: Doctors in Training: Painting your own picture - Dr Pippa Kensit

We're relaunching a few of our fave episodes for our fresh new crop of Interns – all the best for your next adventure! For Pippa Kensit, medicine always beckoned, especially because public health is where her heart is. A passion confirmed early on as she travelled abroad, and then through rural an…

ENCORE: Doctors in Training: "I want to do the best I can" – Dr Grace Nelson, rural intern and life-long learner

We're relaunching a few of our fave episodes for our fresh new crop of Interns – all the best for your next adventure! 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…

ENCORE: Doctors in Training: Dr Stephanie Pollard - Feel the fear and do it anyway

We're relaunching a few of our fave episodes for our fresh new crop of Interns – all the best for your next adventure! 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 …

ENCORE: Student Series: Resilience and a “go for it” spirit - attributes that count for Lily Hogan, a girl from the Riverina

We're relaunching a few of our fave episodes so people preparing for GAMSAT can learn from the best. When Lily Hogan was growing up on her family’s sheep and cropping farm at Bethunga in the Riverina, she had no-one to influence her towards medicine. But the idea started to dawn on her while she w…

ENCORE: Student Series: Andre McDuling - An Origin Story

We're relaunching a few of our fave episodes so people preparing for GAMSAT can learn from the best. Andre McDuling is on the verge of realising a decades-long dream: to become a doctor who caters for a rural community. Andre shares his transformative journey from IT specialist to medical doctor v…

ENCORE: Student Series: Laura Beaumont’s tips for getting into medicine - follow your dream and enjoy the journey!

We're relaunching a few of our fave episodes so people preparing for GAMSAT can learn from the best. 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 o…

Doctors in Training: Persistence Pays: From Farm Life to Rural Doctor – Dr Matthew Collocott

Raised on farms in both South Africa and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Matthew Collocott took the long road into medicine — from biomedical science at Griffith University, to four attempts at the GAMSAT, to finally securing a place at the University of Wollongong. Close-knit teams, hands-…