The ‘Doing It Differently’ Podcast aims to expose junior doctors and medical students to a range of local doctors who have taken different pathways in their medical careers, by arranging clinical work in innovative ways, using their training to develop careers in research, leadership or business, or incorporating their passion into their work as a doctor.
This podcast has been developed by the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Medical Education Unit upon Whadjuk Nyoongar land in Perth, Western Australia, led by Professor Fiona Lake and hosted/produced by medical student Jenny Chang.
Welcome to Doing it Differently! Our debut season tells the local stories of how doctors have managed to pave paths for creative careers that make them feel the most alive in both their work and personal lives. This episode features Dr Hessom Razavi, who is a writer and a doctor, dividing his time between his consultant ophthalmologist work and award-winning poetry and essays about our common humanity. In discussion of creativity and time, this conversation highlights the power of storytelling and pursuit of creativity in creative careers in medicine.
20 May 2022
Igniting Change Through Advocacy with Dr Phillipa Edminston
Welcome to Doing it Differently! Our debut season tells the local stories of how doctors have managed to pave paths for creative careers that make them feel the most alive in both their work and personal lives. This episode features Dr Phillipa Edminston, who shares her wisdom about refugee health advocacy and exploring various specialties in medicine in her work at Perth Children’s Hospital. Intertwining advocacy, passion and balance, this conversation illuminates the possibilities and fulfilment in creative careers in medicine.
20 May 2022
The Beauty Of Rural Practice with Dr Annie Irvine
Welcome to Doing it Differently! Our debut season tells the local stories of how doctors have managed to pave paths for creative careers that make them feel the most alive in both their work and personal lives. This episode features Dr Annie Irvine, a rural doctor who has divides her life between her riveting practice in Wyndham and raising her family in Perth. Saturated with vividly picturesque landscapes and unforgettable clinical stories, this illustrates the beauty of rural practice and creative careers in medicine.
20 May 2022
How Start Up Meets Medicine with Dr Arjun Kaushik
Welcome to Doing it Differently! Our debut season tells the local stories of how doctors have managed to pave paths for creative careers that make them feel the most alive in both their work and personal lives. This episode features Dr Arjun Kaushik, CEO and co- founder of award-winning startup medical device company, VitalTrace. In his story about navigating the many challenges of the startup world, many pearls of wisdom emerge and hopefully this sparks inspiration about the potential of creative careers in medicine and beyond.
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