Dr Rohana Wanasinghe is a Rural Generalist surgeon and practice principal in Narrabri, north-west NSW. He trained with RVTS to gain his FRACGP in 2015, and is now an RVTS supervisor. Recently, Rohana was named GP Synergy’s Supervisor of the Year for the New England / Northwest training region for his outstanding contribution to training...
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by Dr Ronda Gurney, RVTS Director of Training As we come to the end of 2022, we reflect on the achievements of the year, the goals accomplished, and the lessons learned. It’s been a busy and productive year, and for RVTS Training, a successful one! During the course of 2022: 3 workshops were delivered –...
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RVTS alumni, Dr Sirisha Potti, had an adventurous start to her medical career, working as a doctor with the Indian Army in counter insurgency operations in the troubled regions of Jammu and Kashmir. The change after arriving in Australia could not have been starker for her, swapping a conflict zone for a quiet town in...
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Dr Ann Buchan is an RVTS registrar working as a GP at the Ochre Medical Centre on King Island, Tasmania…but as well as being a wonderful doctor, she’s also a poet! At RVTS’s face-to-face workshop in September, she shared a great poem with us about the GP training journey with RVTS and what it means...
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As a young girl growing up in rural South Africa, Ronda Gurney wanted to be a teacher. Having completed her GP Fellowship with RVTS, she is now putting her passion for medicine and education to great use as RVTS’s Director of Training, while also working as a GP in Queensland, writes Patrick Daley.
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Professor Marlene Drysdale is a champion of cultural awareness – and her work at RVTS is critical in shaping a health system that is culturally safe and welcoming for First Nations people, now and into the future. Patrick Daley chatted with Marlene recently about her own remarkable life journey, and why RVTS registrars (and their...
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Dr Mubashar Sherazi had a successful career in General Surgery – but his ultimate goal was to work in rural General Practice. After moving from his native Pakistan to Canada, and then to Queensland, he finally found his ‘pot of gold’ working as a GP registrar at Mallacoota, a small fishing village on Victoria’s remote...
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2021 was another challenging year! Yet here we are on the other side, stronger than before. Looking back at the year that’s been: COVID hasn’t stopped us from keeping everyone engaged. Webinars, online activities and resources, and teleCTVs supported registrars in training, along with the usual remote supervision and support from the admin and education...
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After decades working as a doctor in Northern Australia, Dr Jacki Mein’s journey to becoming an RVTS registrar – and ultimately RVTS Chair – had a surprising start, writes Patrick Daley. With a love of the ocean, Dr Jacki Mein always wanted to be a marine biologist. While her career path ultimately was a medical...
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Following on from Part 1 of the RVTS Grand Round : Derm “Stump the Chump” with Associate Professor Jim Muir, we present Case 2 from the webinar earlier this year. In this case, Jim again correctly identifies the case presented, gives a useful list of differentials, and discusses the investigations recommended for a patient presenting...
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The 2021 RVTS Grand Round focussed on Dermatology with a round of “Stump the Chump” with living legend and well known QLD dermatologist, Associate Professor Jim Muir. Various derm cases were presented to Jim to determine the diagnosis. Needless to say, Jim was spot on each time, and we all learned from his insights and...
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Incredible journey: Two RVTS alumni, three kids, two dachshunds…and their path to rural practice Husband and wife doctor team, Dr Erin Hawkey and Dr Ian Murphy, completed their advanced Rural Generalist (RG) training through RVTS and recently fellowed as FACRRMs (Ian last September and Erin in May). They now work as RGs in rural Victoria....
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