Explore every episode of the podcast Doctor What? Doctor Where? Stories of Rural Medicine in Victoria

Many rural doctors feel uneasy about the medico-legal aspect of their job when they’re an intern. But while it is natural to feel uneasy, there is plenty of support available from senior doctors, nurses and administration staff.

While the media often focuses on ‘suspicious’ deaths, relating to homicide, that only makes up less than 2% of all the casework that’s carried out by forensic doctors. Indeed ‘suspiciousness’ is not even a criteria for reporting. So what is?

In this episode hear from:

• Dr David Ranson - Adjunct Professor in the Department of Forensic Medicine at Monash University.

• Dr Mau Wee - Head of Service at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Medico-legal, is not about blame, rather it’s about understanding how the death occurred and whether any systems need improving.

This episode features advice on how to seek out help if you are writing your first death certificate and how to ‘keep it simple’ when filling one out. Understanding when to report to the coroner is also discussed, along with what happens if you are required to prepare documentation for a coronial inquest.

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For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to the Monash Rural Health website.

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practising medicine in regional Australia.  Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here.

Being a rural GP, means being a key part of the community. It also provides you with great flexibility to balance the life you have outside of medicine.

In this episode, we have two contrasting stories; from Dr Tom Kefford, who became a GP to return to his hometown, to Dr Kingsley Rajasingham, a GP who moved to Gippsland 30 years ago, not knowing anyone. 

They discuss the benefits and challenges of being a rural GP.  For instance, how do you balance getting involved in the community, while keeping a professional distance? They also share their advice on how medical students and doctors in training can get the most out of their placements.

Guests:

• Dr. Tom Kefford -  GP in Warragul, VIC and Medical Educator with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

• Dr. Kingsley Rajasingham - GP principal at Central Gippsland Family Practice in Moe, VIC. 

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For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to the Monash Rural Health website.

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practising medicine in regional Australia.  Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here.

The VRGP is a statewide end-to-end training program that allows future rural generalists to train, work and live in rural and regional Victoria.

And one of the great benefits to this program is the support and guidance on offer for anyone looking at becoming a Rural Generalist in Victoria.

You can find out more about the VRGP, or get in contact with their coordinators, by heading to https://www.vicruralgeneralist.com.au/

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

As part of their studies at Monash Rural Health, all medical students complete a six-week Scholarly Intensive Placement during their final year.

These placements allow you to focus on a particular medical or professional practice issue in-depth, by taking part in scholarly activities, such as analysing relevant literature, collecting data, reviewing policies, or developing new resources.

Thanks for listening! If you're PGY2 and above, reach out to Monash Rural Health because we're always looking for topics, ideas and supervisors. And if you're a Monash Alumni, it's a great opportunity to get involved in our teaching programs. You can get in touch by emailing rural.health@monash.edu

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

There's so much to learn before you even start your first research project. In this episode we'll cover some fundamentals of research to get you started. 

Hear from researchers about what it takes to get started in research with fundamentals like ethics applications, and methodologies.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

If you're finishing medical school and heading towards your Internship, we've made this episode just for you! To help start this exciting phase of your career, we sat down with four junior doctors in the GRIT program - Gippsland Rural Intern Training at LRH, Latrobe Regional Health in Gippsland - to reflect, tell stories and hear about lessons learned.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

So you're thinking about becoming a GP, or perhaps even taking it to the next level and becoming a Rural Generalist. Well there's a lot of exciting things happening with this specialty right now. The return to College-led training, Rural Generalists potentially becoming a protected title, and lots more new things to look forward to.

If you're thinking about a GP fellowship you'll already know there's two colleges - the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.

Becoming a fellow of either college enables you to practice as a GP anywhere in Australia. But there are subtle points of difference. In this episode you'll hear from people from both colleges as well as trainees who decided to opt for each college.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Juggling a career in medicine and raising kids is tough, but it can be done!

In this episode you'll hear from parents who have had children at all different stages of their journey through medicine, from medical school all the way to fellowship exams.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia.

Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Learning about cultural safety is the best way to help address the poorer health outcomes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face.

Hear from New Zealand first nations speaker Abe Ropitini from VACCHO, as well as a GP working in Indigenous Health in Bendigo about how this simple, yet effective element of practicing medicine can help build trust and help address these unequal health outcomes.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

You've probably heard of medical conferences, and maybe attended some. In this episode we're going to show you five ways conferences can be incredibly useful at any stage in your career, as well as how to get the most out of these events.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

At first glance, adventure sounds like something that shouldn't be a part of healthcare. But it's a key part of practicing medicine and probably something that drives you to pursue this career too.

Whether it's getting hands-on and learning new medical techniques or working with limited resources to treat patients, your adventure in rural medicine is out there.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Talking about these issues as a doctor can be really tough.

In this episode we explore some of the available support services, and hear from a doctor who has experienced mental health issues, sought assistance and found they're better off now.

Contact the Victorian Doctors Health Program on 1300 330 543 or visit their website: https://vdhp.org.au/

Contact the Victorian Medical Benevolent Association on 03 9496 4205 or visit their website: https://www.vmba.org.au/

Find out more about Crazy Socks for Docs on their website: https://www.crazysocks4docs.com.au/

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

The transition from medical school to becoming an actual doctor can often be exciting and a little daunting.

Dr David McAlpine and Dr Reem Alameri are both medical interns in the Gippsland Rural Intern Training program, run through Latrobe Regional Health in Gippsland. However their journeys to get to their internships are very different, as well as their future career aspirations.

In this episode, we hear how they handled some of the challenges, from the paperwork to the days where the hospital is understaffed and even dealing with the emotion of caring for a patient who you know won’t survive.

Both David and Reem are incredibly generous and open in sharing their stories, including the highlights of the role - which continues to bring them both great passion and purpose.

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For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to the Monash Rural Health website.

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practising medicine in regional Australia.  Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here.

Australia's universities are a really attractive place for international students to receive an excellent education, and that includes our medical schools and training pathways. 

This episode's guests are training to become doctors in regional Victoria and the experience they've had along the way has exceeded their expectations.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

There's a lot you can do to develop hands-on skills early on in your training journey with a clinical placement in a rural setting, then developing these early career skills further through internship.

Hear how these junior doctors developed these skills, as well as a passion for rural medicine in the latest episode of Doctor What? Doctor Where? Stories of Rural Medicine.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Every specialist pathway is different, and in this double bumper episode you'll hear from doctors training and working regionally about how they successfully achieved entry to the college training program of their choice, and how they knew this was the specialty for them!

These speakers were recorded at a careers night organised by members of the Bendigo Health HMO Society and supported by the North West Victorian Regional Training Hub, Monash Rural Health.

And while there's lots of great universal career advice, you can skip to your specialty with these handy timecodes:

1.25 Dr Olivia Denham, Psychiatry Registrar

13.00 Dr Danielle Taylor, GSA General Surgery Registrar

26.24 Dr Tom Garry, CICM Trainee

36.24 Dr Diane Lim, Unaccredited Radiation Oncology Registrar

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victorian and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Every specialist pathway is different, and in this double bumper episode you'll hear from doctors training and working regionally about how they successfully achieved entry to the college training program of their choice, and how they knew this was the specialty for them!

These speakers were recorded at a careers night organised by members of the Bendigo Health HMO Society and supported by the North West Victorian Regional Training Hub, Monash Rural Health.

And while there's lots of great universal career advice, you can skip to your specialty with these handy timecodes:

1:14 Dr Georgia Laidlaw, PGY2 Paediatrics and Child Health Doctor 

10:49 Dr Ash Franklin, General Practice Registrar training with RACGP

20:28 Dr Rosie Powell, Victorian Rural Generalist Program Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trainee with ACRRM

27:43 Dr Katie Blunt, RANZCOG Trainee

37:43 Dr Laura McDonald, PGY5 Unaccredited Orthopaedics Registrar

52:39 Dr Jess Vincent, Emergency Medicine Registrar

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victorian and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Dr JuMP is a free coordinated medical mentoring program designed to support Medical Students, Junior Doctors and Registrars in regional Victoria. Whether you're an established practitioner or just starting out, this program is helping regional medical professionals to connect and grow.

Find out more at https://www.drjump.com.au/

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victorian and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Monash Rural Health's DRIVERS Conference is an ideal opportunity to present research at the beginning of your career.

Get a taste of what to expect at this year's DRIVERS conference by hearing from the Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee from this year's conference, as well as how the conference has built on the legacy of the inaugural conference in 2021.

DRIVERS 2022 is happening on Saturday 22 October! Tickets are available now, head to monash.edu/medicine/drivers to come along.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Monash Rural Health's DRIVERS conference is an ideal opportunity to present research at the beginning of your career.

Get a taste of what to expect at this year's DRIVERS conference by hearing from early career doctors who presented at the inaugural conference in 2021.

DRIVERS 2022 is happening on Saturday 22 October! Tickets are available now, head to monash.edu/medicine/drivers to come along.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

We've heard from doctors all over regional Victoria that training and practicing in rural health lets them get more hands-on experience. Combining that with AMA Victoria's Emerging Leader Program is a brilliant combination to establish your early career.

That's what Dr Thang Dao is doing as an Intern at Latrobe Regional Hospital who has just wrapped up the first stage of the Emerging Leader Program.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

AMA Victoria's Emerging Leader Program is a great way to advance your career. Right from the beginning, the skills this program develops not only leadership skills like the name suggests, but also a whole range of professional skills to give your career an excellent foundation.

This episode's guest Dr Ruby Marslen completed the Emerging Leader Program last year and says the wide range of skills covered in this program have been incredibly helpful as she continues on with her career path this year.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Quality Improvement is a great way to take your career to a new level, but it might seem daunting. Large scale projects in this field can take up to a decade to complete, so it's easy to set it aside for a later point in your career when you're more established.

You might be surprised how easy it can be to get involved in established quality and improvement projects, or even pursue smaller initiatives yourself while training.

Bendigo Health Clinical Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Safer Care Victoria's Clinical Lead for the Maternity and Newborn Division Dr Nicola Yuen shares some insight into how to get involved in quality and improvement.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

The first year when you can actually call yourself a doctor is obviously very important in a medical student’s career. However, the application process for where you will start your prevocational years has previously been opaque and sometimes confusing. 

After a significant review to make the process fairer, the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria (PMCV) has made multiple changes to the application match process. 

In this episode hear from:

• Julie Hatty - CEO, Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria

• Dr Adam Walsh, pre-vocational doctor at Barwon Health, Co-Chair of JMO Victoria, 

• Melanie Vellios - pre-vocational workforce co-ordinator at the PMCV.

This episode features advice on how to apply and preference the health services you would like to work for, including the Victorian Rural Preferential Allocation, and why the changes have been made.

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For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to the Monash Rural Health website.

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practising medicine in regional Australia.  Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here.

Having a fantastic experience working and training in medicine in regional Victoria is really important, but you might have some hesitation about the lifestyle aspects of living in a regional city or rural town.

The range of interests you can pursue in regional Victoria are far beyond anything you can do in a metro city. From snowsports in the state's east, to mountain bike riding just about anywhere. Even unlikely pursuits like winemaking are possible!

Listen to doctors across Victoria share their life outside of work in this episode of Doctor What? Doctor Where? Stories of Rural Medicine.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Gathering hands-on experience while studying can be an enormous challenge, so you might be surprised to learn how easy this can be when working as a Personal Care Assistant in Aged Care.

Hear how easy it can be to start working in these roles while studying medicine from Deakin University Medical Student Cathy King, as well as Monash Rural Health Researcher and Educator Dr Fiona McCook.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Making the jump from medical school into your early years as a doctor can seem pretty daunting, and there's so many things to learn along the way.

Learning from classmates and colleagues a year or two ahead of your journey can be a brilliant way to prepare for this next step, and in this episode Dr Katie Blunt talks about her experience with a near-peer program supported by Monash Rural Health and the North West Regional Training Hub.

You can find a range of resources to help build a specialist pathway in the regions by heading to https://regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/

The mentioned article by Mabvuure et al, containing 12 tips for junior doctor-led mentoring for medical students is linked here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/0142159X.2013.778394

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

It's never too early to start building a brand for yourself as a doctor. Whether it simply gives you an edge in applying for a job, or you're wanting to be a leading public voice in your area of medicine, it's an aspect of any profession which can be incredibly powerful if done correctly.

Monash Rural Health Communications Manager Stephanie Swain delivered a workshop dedicated to online branding at Monash University's DRIVERS Conference, sharing some quick and simple ways to take your online brand to the next level.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Medical training pathways can be a significant challenge to develop, particularly when you're trying to build experience within an area of medicine you're interested in, or you're trying to follow a specialist pathway in the regions.

In this episode, Head of School of Rural Health at Monash University Professor Shane Bullock outlines some of the resources on offer to help you forge your own pathway to practice.

You can find a range of resources to help build a specialist pathway in the regions by heading to https://regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/

Learn more about the Murray–Darling Medical Schools Network here: https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/murray-darling-medical-schools-network

Federation University students have a new direct pathway to study medicine locally at Monash University’s School of Rural Health: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/news/latest/2021-articles/universities-partner-to-train-aspiring-local-doctors-in-gippsland

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

In this episode we're providing an in-depth look at East Grampians Health Service which serves an area of Victoria centred around Ararat, a town of about 10,000 people and one of the gateways to the Grampians.

It's a good example of Rural Health in Practice - highlighting the training opportunities and the career possibilities in regional health services all around Victoria.

Want to study medicine in western Victoria? Find out more here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/medicine/facilities/western-victoria-regional-training-hub

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

Deakin University's Western Victoria Regional Training Hub has commissioned this series of episodes to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

The Great Ocean Road and the coastal towns beyond are major drawcards for the South West. Millions of people each year flock to the region, causing these coastal communities swelling in size over summer.

The doctors featured in this episode have all made the sea change to the South West coast, moving from inland rural towns and metropolitan cities to join in the easy lifestyle locals lead all year round.

Want to study medicine in western Victoria? Find out more here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/medicine/facilities/western-victoria-regional-training-hub

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

Deakin University's Western Victoria Regional Training Hub has commissioned this series of episodes to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

The years after medical school are filled with formative moments as you learn skills, encounter unexpected joys and challenges while continuing your training.

Hear what junior doctors are saying about their journey in medicine as they navigate training in regional Victoria in this episode of Doctor What? Doctor Where? Stories of Rural Medicine.

Want to study medicine in western Victoria? Find out more here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/medicine/facilities/western-victoria-regional-training-hub

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

Deakin University's Western Victoria Regional Training Hub has commissioned this series of episodes to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Dr Fariha Islam made headlines when she moved to Horsham. As the Wimmera's first Neurologist, the community and health service welcomed her with open arms. Together with her partner Dr David Hunchak, they have found a rich lifestyle in Horsham.

With the Grampians on their doorstep and a friendly community, the tree change has provided a wonderful environment to raise a family. 

Want to study medicine in western Victoria? Find out more here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/medicine/facilities/western-victoria-regional-training-hub

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

Deakin University's Western Victoria Regional Training Hub has commissioned this series of episodes to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Dr Pauline Chapman is the Clinical Director of Emergency at Ballarat Health Services. Her career journey began in the heartland of the Wimmera on a farm filled with sheep. In this episode of Doctor What? Doctor Where? We look at how Dr Chapman went from Hay Bales to a Hectic ED.

Want to study medicine in western Victoria? Find out more here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/medicine/facilities/western-victoria-regional-training-hub

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

Deakin University's Western Victoria Regional Training Hub has commissioned this series of episodes to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

There’s a growing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors in Australia, but like a lot of things in Indigenous Health, this workforce is a lot smaller than it should be.

As we’ve explored in previous episodes on cultural safety and other aspects of Indigenous Health, the importance of culturally safe healthcare and being treated by a doctor who’s a part of your community is a huge factor in addressing healthcare disadvantages that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders face.

Hear from a few Indigenous medical students and junior doctors to find out how they see this situation themselves.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practising medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Have you ever wondered what it's like to start out as a doctor? the highlights, lowlights, challenges and unexpected things along this journey - all the things you'll experience as you're starting your medical career.

This episode of Doctor What? Doctor Where? features a group of junior doctors currently training in Bendigo, talking about all the different things they have experienced along their study and training journey.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have   commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior   doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional   Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

General Practice can take can take you anywhere. Whether you're looking at becoming a GP, Rural Generalist or Advanced Skills GP, there's something for everyone within this field. 

In regional Victoria you'll find opportunities to practice everywhere from remote towns of 1,000 people or less to the largest regional cities.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have   commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior   doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional   Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Physician pathways are some of the most varied and diverse of any within the medical field, and the peak of this diversity can be found in the regions.

Each of this episode's guests have come from different backgrounds and cultures, and are all working in West Gippsland right now.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have  commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior  doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional  Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

In this episode you'll hear from doctors working within the surgical field across Victoria. You can study and train to be a surgeon entirely in regional Victoria, so no matter where you are in your career there's opportunities from medical school to advanced trainee placements and beyond.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have  commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior  doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional  Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Sports and exercise medicine is quite a new area of medicine, with limited places to study regionally. There are opportunities in Bendigo, Ballarat and Cairns, with a growing demand for this field.

While its name might evoke images of doctors tending to pro athletes during sporting matches, that's just one part of this field which broadens out to musculo-skeletal medicine.

Dr James Ooi posts preventative health tips on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.movement.doctor/

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have  commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior  doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional  Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

The importance of local Cardiologists is steadily growing as our population ages. Coronary heart disease is the leading underlying cause of death in Australia with more than 10 per cent of deaths linked to this disease.

These specialists delivering acute treatment and preventative medicine is one of the keys to managing cardiac health for the whole population and over the last few decades, there have been significant advances in treatment methods, as well as capacity.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

North West Victoria encompasses a vast area, reaching from the northern edges of Melbourne, to the semi-arid lands surrounding Mildura.

All together there are 19 health services in the region, providing a wide range of healthcare and a rich tapestry of training and career opportunities for doctors across the region.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Rural Obstetrics and Gynaecology brings life to the regions, treating patients at some of the most important times in their lives. For the babies which these specialists deliver, it's the first time of their lives.

Hear about the fulfilling career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology that's waiting for you, directly from doctors at the forefront of regional maternal and women's health.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have    commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors   learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional  Australia.   Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Ever wondered what opportunities are available in a regional health service? In this episode health service executives across Gippsland unpack the opportunities available across the region.

These health services don't just deliver a high standard of care, they work with each other to design training opportunities across each other's sites.

The variety of towns and landscapes bring with them unique healthcare challenges and a breadth of experience hard to find elsewhere.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have   commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors  learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia.   Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Regional cancer treatment is a growing field across the board. With new appointments, dedicated cancer centres and new resources, it has become easier than ever to treat cancer patients within their own communities.

In this episode Oncologists from regional Victoria talk about the role they play in treating their patients close to home.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have   commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors  learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia.   Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

If you’re at the start of your journey into medicine, you might be considering the Bonded Medical Program - it’s a Government initiative to help address the shortage of medical professionals in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia.

In this episode you’ll hear doctors who have gone through this program talk about their experience with it and get some useful tips on whether this program is a good fit for your journey into medicine.

For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to https://monash.edu/medicine/rural-health

The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practising medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: http://www.regionalmedicaltraining.com.au/regional-training-hubs/

Training for junior doctors in metropolitan cities is often done through well defined, well traveled pathways with a history that sometimes stretches back decades.

Out in the regions, pathways are newer. Some are still being built right now, and all of them are expanding to incorporate more regional rotations and placements.

This is where the Regional Training Hubs come in. Their role is to build on the rural training network established through the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training program.

Then, as rural medical pathways develop and grow, the hubs help coordinate different stages of medical training to enable students intending to practice regionally to complete as much of their medical training as possible within regional and rural areas.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have  commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia.  Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Ever wondered how to get into Medical Administration? Pathways in this space are less defined than some specialisations, but there are no shortage of administrative opportunities out there in regional Australia.

Managing a health service is a lot like any large organisation - it takes expertise and committed people to keep everything running as smoothly as possible. Medical Administrators come from all areas of healthcare and management, as well as every stage of career.

Some doctors get into administration after decades of clinical work, and others seek it out from the beginning. In this episode of Doctor What? Doctor Where? You'll hear from a wide range of perspectives training and working as Medical Administrators.

Find the Facebook group Creative Careers in Medicine here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecareersinmed/

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have  commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia.  Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Medical research drives healthcare delivery. Today’s research projects become tomorrow’s best practices, which is why research in regional Australia is critical to delivering health outcomes these communities need.

Research can also be essential in some career pathways. and there are lots of opportunities in rural areas. Whether you plan to take on a research project alongside practicing, or you're thinking of a research centred career, there's something for everyone.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have  commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia.  Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs

Regional Paediatricians form a vital network of doctors providing local care to kids all around Victoria.

When a child in regional Victoria falls ill, the whole family is affected. Parents have to take time off work, other family members might have to take care of siblings, and in more serious cases, a lengthy trip to Melbourne is needed to seek more sub-specialised treatment at the Royal Children's, or Monash Children's Centre.

Opportunities from trainees to consultants across country areas are opening up as demand for rural Paediatricians grow. The rich lifestyle, career mobility and community spirit all come together to provide a fulfilling life in the regions.

Find out more about studying at Monash Rural Health here: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/srh

The  North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have  commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practicing medicine in regional Australia.  Find your nearest Regional Training Hub here: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/regional-training-hubs