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@ElsevierAUS
As a result of working in
a remote area, what are
your future plans?
My plans are to be involved in remote
health for the rest of my career at varying
levels. After studying public health, I
definitely have a strong interest in that
side and I really do hope to go on to
become a specialist. I hope to participate
in specialist outreach, similar to the
outreach model that the Ear Nose and
Throat Surgeon I’ve worked with does.
I don’t want to be an Ear Nose and Throat
Surgeon, so it will be something different.
But I definitely hope to be able to do that
and I wouldn’t mind doing some time
even before that as a Registrar or as a
Training Doctor, doing some remote
work and maybe some work with the
Royal Flying Doctors in the future as well.
I would also like to get involved with health
policy, particularly in terms of remote
and Indigenous health. I think I do have a
reasonable understanding of what it feels
like to be on the ground and not many
people have that experience of actually
beinginthosecommunities,beingadoctor
and then also having the policy aspect of it.
So, that’s all a bit of a dream. I don’t
know how much of that I’ll actually get
to be involved in but, definitely, I would
absolutely love to continue going on with
the specialist outreach and really can’t wait
until it’s me there in the Doctor position.
