Videos and podcasts

Clinical Student Placements in East Arnhem Land, NT - The Flinders Northern Territory Experience

Rural Generalism and Training Opportunities in East Arnhem Land

Dr Tanya Davies, Sunrise Health Service Katherine

Hear from Dr Tanya Davies Director, Public Health and Planning at Sunrise Health Service in Katherine, talking about her journey into becoming a GP and the opportunities of working remote.

Cheeky Docs - GPs by day, musicians by night

The Cheeky Docs are a band of GPs from across the Territory who play music together.

Life as a rural generalist: providing healthcare to rural & remote Australia

The video commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health provides information on the National Rural Generalist Pathway, a training program to provide general practitioners with skills to meet the diverse health needs of regional, rural and remote communities. Hear from the National Rural Health Commissioner, Adjunct Professor Ruth Stewart, and trainee rural generalist, Dr Preston Cardelli, about their experience in the rural generalist field and what attracted them to the role.

Medical Career opportunities at Katherine District Hospital

Hear from Katherine District Hospital Doctors, Dr Richard Budd, Dr Simon O'Hare, Dr Jasmine Banner, Dr Alyson Knell and Dr Sonia Lavin talking about opportunities of working in Katherine, NT.

Regional Training Hubs Destination Medicine- Medical Career Podcasts

The opportunities for a successful medical career in rural Australia are immense. The Destination Medicine© podcast library has been created to assist anyone who has thought about a career as a rural doctor to make informed decisions and navigate with greater confidence a rural medical pathway.

Destination Medicine podcasts

Senuri Pinto — An outback odyssey

Senuri Pinto’s studies in medicine are an example of just how exciting remote and regional placements can be. A medical student fueled by a lifelong ambition to become a doctor, Senuri says she’s drawing inspiration from the emphasis her studies have placed on rural generalist and Aboriginal health. The highlights of Senuri's voyage have been her practical placements in some of Australia’s most remote locations, where she's had the chance to apply her knowledge and work alongside a team to create a positive impact on underprivileged communities.

Podcast by Flinders NTMP 2023 final year student Senuri Pinto

Dr Dayna Duncan — Living her Centralian dream

Dr Dayna Duncan started out pursuing psychology, but when a local GP questioned her choice, she decided to try medicine and hasn’t looked back. Growing up in a small town but studying in Sydney, Dr Duncan soon found herself outside her comfort zone. But that was just the start of a remarkable journey. Thanks to a family connection in Central Australia, she decided to try Alice Springs, and soon found herself working for a unique patient population, providing healthcare in remote settings, and making a meaningful impact on the health of underserved communities.

Podcast by Dr Dayna Duncan

True Grit — Nikki Burnett is tackling medicine with three young kids

After successfully completing a nursing degree with three small kids and working full time, Nikki knew there was nothing stopping her from continuing her education and studying medicine. It wasn't the smoothest journey through the admissions process with a newborn in tow, but she's had the unrelenting support from her family, community, and academic staff. More importantly, she has backed herself through the entire process. Now in her final year of medicine, she says time management has become an important skill. Her advice to prospective medical students is to have grit and not give up.

Podcast by Flinders NTMP 2021 final year student Nikki Burnett

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 Briceno to realise his medical calling. Working in the Amazon early in his career left a deep impression, as did Australia's Northern Territory a few years later. North East Arnhem Land is now where Marco Briceno calls home. As a clinician with a private practice and with substantial additional roles in Northern Territory medical administration and academia, Marco has a fulfilling and very definitely full-on life.

Podcast by Associate Professor Marco Briceno

New Surgical Fellow Shares Her Rural Placement Experience in the Top End

Dr Priya Nandoskar is undertaking a 12-month placement in Darwin as part of a Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) pilot program. The program aims to provide comprehensive high-quality experiences for new fellows in rural and regional areas. During the RACS Post Op Podcast, Dr Nandoskar speaks to what drew her to surgery and Darwin including aspects such as her training highlights, surgical population presentations, supervision opportunities, lifestyle and the impact of her exposure to different ways to practice surgery.

Podcast by Dr Priya Nandoskar

Professor Mike Lean and Dr Justin Coleman

Diabetes is a major health issue for Aboriginal people in Central Australia and throughout remote Australia. Recent research in the UK has shown that the increase in diabetes in societies around the world is virtually entirely reversible through changes in diet. There is a massive opportunity for reversing the damage done to health through diet in the Northern Territory.

In this podcast, Dr Justin Coleman (GP-writer) interviews Professor Mike Lean (Chair of Human Nutrition, Medicine, University of Glasgow) who is an expert on metabolic syndrome. Prof Lean is the co-leader of the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT), which showed that substantial weight loss leads to remission of type 2 diabetes. He advises that eating less by using whatever diet you can sustain is a better way to lose weight than worrying about dietary composition, and exercise may be good for you but it’s unlikely to reduce much of your weight.

Prof Lean and Dr Coleman recently took part in the No Cola Just Fun Tour. Tour participants experienced working within the Aboriginal community-controlled health sector, learnt about the social determinants of health and of essential self-care whilst living in very remote areas of Australia. Engagement with the communities was enhanced whilst performing with various community musicians and residents.

Podcast by Professor Mike Lean and Dr Justin Coleman

Podcast by Professor Mike Lean and Dr Justin Coleman (shortened version focusing on the medical aspects of the diabetes-weight-loss study)