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100 | Dr. Ralston D'Souza on autism, carer burnout & rural hospital medicine

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ralston D’Souza graduated from the University of Auckland and is currently dual training in rural hospital medicine and general practice. He&apo...

99 | Dr. Hinemoa Elder on non-profit mahi and Māori child & adolescent psychiatry

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hinemoa Elder (Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri and Ngāpuhi) is a Māori child and adolescent psychiatrist and fellow of the Royal Australian...

98 | Dr. Elizabeth Roberts on adventure sports, training & anatomical pathology

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Elizabeth Roberts is a Nelson-based anatomical pathologist who has worked both for Te Whatu Ora and MedLab South. She graduated from Otago Univers...

97 | Dr. Carolyn Clark on solo medical parenting, sperm donation & nephrology

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Carolyn Clark is a nephrologist, lecturer, researcher, public health student and life coach. She qualified as a doctor in 2000 and has spent the l...

96 | Dr. Patrick Emanuel on trans-continental careers, American residency & dermatopathology

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Patrick Emanuel is a dermatopathologist based in Lima, Peru. He also consults for IGENZ molecular laboratory, Pathlab Bay of Plenty, and the Skin ...

95 | Dr. Juliet Rumball-Smith on Wāhine Connect, Harkness fellowship & public health

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Juliet Rumball-Smith is a public health physician and epidemiologist. Due to a combination of earthquakes, training and jobs, she has lived & ...

94 | Dr. Kasey Tawhara on cultural safety, He Hono Wāhine & OBGYN

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kasey Tawhara (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Te Arawa, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Porou) is an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Rotorua Hospital, who is...

93 | Dr. Kyle Eggleton on PRIME, academia & rural general practice

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kyle Eggleton is a rural general practitioner with extensive experience in emergency medicine and an interest in youth health, occupational medici...

92 | Associate Professor Louise Barbier on feminism, HPB & liver transplant surgery

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Associate Professor Louise Barbier is a hepatopancreatobiliary and liver transplant surgeon based in Auckland. She studied medicine in Paris, France a...

91 | Dr. Amy Walpole on solidarity, friendships & childless by circumstance

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TW: fertility/infertilityDr. Amy Walpole graduated from the University of Wales College of Medicine, and completed her GP vocational training in 2007....

90 | Dr. Monique Mackenzie on shifting specialties, whānau & dermatology

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Monique Mackenzie (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) studied medicine at The University of Otago in New Zealand and graduated in 2006.  She has trained extensi...

88 | Professor Stephen Robertson on 'Lifting of the mākutu' & paediatric clinical genetics

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Stephen Robertson is the Curekids Professor of Paediatric Genetics. He was educated at the University of Otago graduating in Medicine in 199...

87 | Dr. Kate Bartlett on part-time mahi and perinatal & paediatric pathology

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kate Bartlett is a perinatal pathologist currently based in Auckland. Having studied in Otago Medical School, she began her house surgeon years in...

86 | Dr. Anna Luo & Dr. Briana Wu on locuming in Australia

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Anna Luo is is a PGY8 training dermatology registrar, beginning her locum journey after her exams in 2020. Her work has spanned across the entiret...

85 | Dr. Ben O'Keeffe on professional refereeing, oDocs & ophthalmology

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ben O’Keeffe (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua) is a professional rugby union referee and ophthalmology registrar. Originally from Blenheim, he attended...

84 | Professor Marie Bismark on health law, public health & psychiatry

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Marie Bismark is a medical practitioner, health law academic, company director, and mother- of-three. She heads the Law and Public Health Un...

83 | Associate Professor Sonya Burgess on gender equity, allyship & interventional cardiology

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Associate Professor Sonya Burgess is an interventional cardiologist based in Sydney, Australia, having graduated from Otago Medical School with distin...

82 | Dr. Dermot Coffey on student health, climate change & Ora Taiao

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Dermot Coffey is originally from Kerry, graduating from medical school in Ireland before migrating to Aotearoa 20 years ago. He is a GP/general pr...

81 | Professor David McBride on occupational & environmental medicine

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor David McBride was a registrar in ENT and a trainee GP before becoming a trainee occupational physician with British Coal in Stoke-on-Trent. ...

80 | Dr. Sarah Nielson on leaving clinical medicine, pharmaceuticals & medical management

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sarah Nielson is a medical manager for a pharmaceutical company. A former junior doctor, she ventured to “the dark side” almost two years ago....

79 | Dr. Ruth Mitchell on nuclear weapons, structural violence & neurosurgery

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ruth Mitchell is a Sydney-based neurosurgeon, currently working in Sydney Children’s Hospitals network. She has a keen interest in paediatric ne...

78 | Dr. Ashley Bloomfield on leadership in a pandemic & the Director General

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ashley Bloomfield is a public health physician and leader, having been the chief advisor of public health in Ministry of Health New Zealand, befor...

77 | Dr. Imran Lasker on medical 'vocations', social media & musculoskeletal radiology

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Imran Lasker is a consultant radiologist with a specialist interest in musculoskeletal radiology based in the UK. He co-hosts the Two Medics Podca...

76 | Dr. Kathryn Hagen on feedback, private practice & anaesthetics

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kathryn Hagen is a specialist anaesthetist in Auckland City Hospital looking after the adult population. She is the immediate past president of th...

75 | Dr. Carl Horsley on human factors, system safety & intensive care

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Carl Horsley is an Intensive Care specialist at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland, having previously completed training in Emergency Medicine. He al...

74 | Dr. Lillian Tnew on locuming in Aotearoa 101

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is timed to release as the new year is soon to begin and many of our colleagues are stepping away to start their locuming journey. We hop...

73 | Dr. Lupe Taumoepeau on legacy, mentorship, transplant & vascular surgery

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lupe Taumoepeau is a Vascular and Transplant surgeon at Wellington Hospital and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago. She is the fi...

72 | Dr. Tamsin Lillie on urgent care, NGOs & Medic to Medic

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Tamsin Lillie is an urgent care doctor working in Rotorua New Zealand with an interest in global health. She has been involved with Medic to Medic...

71 | Dr. Marta Seretny on seeking asylum, multilingualism, academia & anaesthetics

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Marta Seretny is currently a research fellow in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine working at Auckland City Hospital and an honorary lecturer ...

70 | Dr. Simon Rowley on childhood development, sabbatical & neonatology

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Simon Rowley is a senior Consultant Neonatologist at Auckland City Hospital (originally National Womens’ Hospital). His basic  training was in D...

69 | Dr. Emily Chang on compassion fatigue & paediatric palliative care

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Emily Chang is a paediatric palliative care specialist at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland. She whakapapas back to Taiwan where her pare...

68 | Dr. Maria Poynter on medical parenthood, returning to work & public health

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Maria Poynter is a public health medicine specialist and Medical Officer of Health. She is currently the clinical director for the Auckland Region...

67 | Dr. Sarah Hart on pearls and pitfalls of aesthetic medicine

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sarah Hart graduated as a doctor from Otago University in 1994. She has been practicing Cosmetic Medicine since 2001 and is now an international t...

66 | Dr. Amanda Hall on the American status quo, neurodiversity & emergency medicine

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Born to a Jewish yenta from Brooklyn with aspirations to be the next Barbra Streisand, and a doctor from the suburbs with public service aspirations b...

65 | Dr. Sally Ayesa on Radiopaedia, nuclear medicine & radiology

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sally Ayesa is a dual trained radiologist and nuclear medicine physician working in Sydney and the NSW Central Coast, specialising in chest and on...

64 | Dr. Himali McInnes on writing, intergenerational trauma & correctional facilities

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Himali McInnes is a general practitioner who works in a busy Auckland clinic and a prison. She writes short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. He...

63 | Dr. Olivia Ong on disability, burnout & pain/rehabilitation medicine

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a severe car accident in 2008, Dr. Olivia Ong was told she would never walk or practice again. As a paraplegic her dreams were shattered. After ...

62 | Dr. Pecky de Silva on toxic work cultures, surgical complications & vascular surgery

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Pecky de Silva is a vascular and endovascular surgeon based in New South Wales, Australia. She trained in the University of New South Wales before...

61 | Dr. Song Chan on challenges to mental health infrastructure & consultation-liaison psychiatry

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Song Chan is a consultant psychiatrist, currently working in consult liaison in Middlemore Hospital. He was born in Hong Kong, raised in Tāmaki M...

60 | Dr. Amiria Lynch on vulnerability, surgical education & paediatric surgery

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Amiria Lynch is a Paediatric Surgeon and Supervisor of Training working at Monash Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. She completed her medical deg...

59 | Dr. Simon McDowell on reproductive endocrinology & infertility medicine

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Simon McDowell lives in Wellington with his wife and 3 children.  He loves spending time with his kids (13, 9, 3), getting outside and running on...

58 | Dr. Liz Williams on evidence-based lifestyle medicine & general practice

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Liz Williams is a GP, co-director of Aurora Health Centre in Dunedin, a Medical Sexual Assault Clinician (also known as MEDSAC) and internationall...

57 | Hon Dr. Ayesha Verrall on parliament, Health NZ & infectious diseases

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode launches to mark the change of our healthcare system into Health New Zealand. Honorable Dr. Ayesha Verrall is an infectious diseases spec...

56 | Dr. Richard Seemann on embracing multiculturalism & rehabilitation medicine

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Richard Seemann is a rehabilitation medicine specialist, working at ABI Rehabilitation New Zealand. He is passionate about multiculturalism at wor...

55 | Dr. Zoe Raos on indigenisation, environmental sustainability & gastroenterology

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For Matariki, we have Dr. Zoe Raos! Dr. Zoe Raos (Te Āti Awa) is a gastroenterologist in Waitematā, Tāmaki Makaurau. She lives on the Shore with h...

54 | Dr. Sally Langley on solo parenting, music & plastic surgery

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sally Langley is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, who is based in Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. She has worked in both public and priva...

53 | Dr. Laura Sutherland on wellbeing, exam resilience & paediatric emergency medicine

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Laura Sutherland is a paediatric emergency medicine physician. Her husband is also an emergency medicine physician, and they have three young chil...

52 | Dr. Mark Fulcher on FIFA, starting businesses & sports medicine

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Mark Fulcher is a Fellow of the ACSEP and a practising Sport and Exercise Physician at Axis Sports Medicine Specialists based in Auckland, New Zea...

51 | Dr. Luke Wee on medical cultures & Mercy Ships

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Luke Wee is a general practitioner from South Auckland. He has previously served at Mercy Ships as a junior doctor and was involved in the charity...

50 | Dame Sue Bagshaw on consent, family planning & youth health

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dame Susan Bagshaw was born in Hong Kong and learnt to be at home where her suitcase was. Her suitcase has now been in Aotearoa since 1981 so she has ...

49 | Dr. Curtis Walker on MCNZ, Te ORA & renal medicine

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Curtis Walker was elected to Council in 2015. He was elected Chair in February 2019. Ko Whakatōhea rāua ko Ngāti Porou ngā iwi. Formerly a vet...

48 | Professor Harvey White on research, health inequities & cardiology

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Harvey White is a Cardiologist and Director of the Cardiovascular Research Unit, Auckland City Hospital. He is an Honorary Professor of Medi...

47 | Satualafa'alagilagi Dr. Leinani Aiono-Le Tagaloa on embracing Pasifika & pain medicine

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Satualafa'alagilagi Dr. Leinani Aiono-Le Tagaloa was born and brought up in Samoa (previously Western Samoa).  She began surgical training then ...

46 | Dr. Margy Pohl on myth-busting, LIONZ & orthopaedics

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Margy Pohl is an Orthopaedic surgeon in Northland and currently Clinical Director of their Orthopaedic Department. Margy manages to combine workin...

45 | Dr. Jin Russell on faith, community child health & developmental paediatrics

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jin Russell is a Consultant Developmental Paediatrician at Starship Children's Health (@drjinrussell). Jin graduated from the University of A...

44 | Dr. David Spriggs on followership, transitions & medical error

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. David Spriggs trained at St. Andrews and Manchester in the United Kingdom. He returned to his hometown of Newcastle for advanced training, and spe...

43 | Dr. Nadya York on fighting the patriarchy, breastfeeding advocacy & urology

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Nadya York is a consultant surgeon in Auckland. She immigrated from Russia aged fifteen, and completed her medical school and surgical training in...

42 | Dr. Inia Raumati on hauora Māori, desert ultramarathons & military medicine

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Inia Raumati is an emergency medicine specialist at Auckland City Hospital. Inia also volunteered at Westpac Rescue as a Helicopter Emergency Medi...

41 | Dr. Khairil Musa on vicarious trauma, intensive care & Médicins Sans Frontières

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Khairil Musa is a Senior Intensive Care Registrar from Royal North Shore Hospital and an ICU Field Doctor with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins S...

40 | Dr. Renee Liang on bullying, locum paediatrics & creative professions

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Renee Liang is a mid career paediatrician currently working in Northland. Over the course of her career she has mostly worked as a locum and on sh...

39 | Dr. Yvonne LeFort on career sustainability & breastfeeding medicine

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Yvonne LeFort is a Canadian-trained Family Physician. Dr. LeFort has a special interest in Breastfeeding Medicine. Her passion for helping mothers...

38 | Dr. Guy Melrose on meandering pathways & urgent care medicine

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Guy Melrose is an urgent care doctor originally from UK. He trained in Liverpool, graduating in 2003 and has subsequently migrated to New Zealand,...

37 | Mama Doctor Jones on celebrity, neurodivergence & obstetrics & gynaecology

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Danielle Jones, known online as Mama Doctor Jones, is a board-certified obstetrician & gynaecologist and online educator who has amassed a fol...

36 | Dr. Sarah Rennie on LGBTQ parenting, portfolio careers & general surgery

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sarah Rennie has a portfolio career as a general surgeon and surgical endoscopist, locuming around Aotearoa and is one half of the Aotearoa New Ze...

35 | Dr. Vanessa Beavis on medicine in apartheid & liver transplant anaesthetics

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Vanessa Beavis, ANZCA president, is a leading anaesthetist who presides over an international specialty medical college, a tough gig during a worl...

34 | Dr. Glenn Colquhoun on poetry, the art of consultation & rural youth health

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Glenn Colquhoun is a poet and doctor. He was born in 1964 and grew up in South Auckland. He went to school at the South Auckland Seventh-day-adven...

33 | Dr. Alana Harper on helicopter medical services & pre-hospital retrieval medicine

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Alana Harper is an emergency medicine specialist at Auckland City Hospital adult emergency department and a Pre-Hospital Retrieval Medicine Doctor...

32 | Dr. Bryan Mitchelson on reconnecting with whenua & paediatric cardiology

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Bryan Mitchelson is a paediatric cardiologist at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland. He works in the growing area of paediatric heart failu...

31 | Jane Probert on Tokyo Olympics & High Performance Sport NZ

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Probert is an experienced emergency nurse, now working in high-performance sport in New Zealand, combining her nursing skills, interest in intern...

30 | Dr. Angela Lim on leadership, leaving medicine & Clearhead

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Angela Lim is a paediatric-trainee turned mental health technology entrepreneur, founding the company Clearhead. For the impact she has made with ...

29 | Dr. Michelle Wise on abortion care, wellness & obstetrics and gynaecology

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Michelle Wise was born and raised in Canada and moved to New Zealand on completion of her O&G training. She took up her first SMO job in Whang...

28 | Dr. William Baber on deafness, the evolution of medicine & ENT/otolaryngology

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. William Baber is an otolaryngologist/ENT surgeon in Auckland. There was no training for ENT surgery at the time he developed his interest, so purs...

27 | Associate Professor Rhea Liang on bullying, microaggressions & general/breast surgery

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Associate Professor Rhea Liang is a general and breast surgeon on the Gold Coast. She is a surgical educationalist and Surgical Discipline Lead at Bon...

26 | Dr. Janet Rowan on relationships, flexible training & obstetric medicine

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Janet Rowan is a general physician working in obstetric medicine since 1994. She has further subspecialised into maternity diabetes for the last 1...

25 | Dr. Dev Raga on savings, superannuation, and investments

30 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Dev Raga is a Melbourne-based podcaster and GP who discusses common financial topics. His podcast titled ‘Dev Raga Personal Finance’ discusses...

24 | Dr. Jenny Visser on expedition, wilderness & travel medicine

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jenny Visser graduated from medical school (University of Otago, New Zealand) in 1986. She is vocationally trained in General Practice and is a Fe...

23 | Sarah Dalton on ASMS & New Zealand Women in Medicine (NZWIM)

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Dalton is executive director of Toi Mata Hauora, also known as, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) – the union for senior ...

22 | Dr. Michelle Chen on grief, shifting specialties, general practice & rural medicine

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Michelle Chen is a current GP and rural & remote medicine trainee working on the Gold Coast, Australia. She was an aspiring paediatric surgeon,...

21 | Dr. Alby Hailes on trEAT right., The Great Kiwi Bake Off & psychiatry

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Alby Hailes is a psychiatry registrar, baker and creative. Currently working in Whangārei, he has an interest in mental health with a particular ...

20 | Dr. Arthur Nahill on Clinical Mentoring, moral injury and medical reasoning

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Art Nahill is originally from the Boston area and attended Yale University and after three years as a high-school science teacher obtained his med...

19 | Dr. Ari Chuang on enterprising, burnout & orthopaedics

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Ari Chuang (he/him) is a non-training Orthopaedic registrar who recently started Pride in Health which is geared towards educating health professio...

18 | Dr. Chris Jackson on meaningful connections, academia & oncology

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Chris Jackson is a Medical Oncologist with special interest in gastrointestinal cancers, melanoma and urological cancers. Chris holds a national r...

17 | Dr. Marissa Kelaher on travel, redefining success & lifestyle medicine

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Marissa Kelaher is a GP in Nelson who has a special interest in the role of nutrition and lifestyle in health, and in using this to change the way...

16 | Dr. Hong Sheng Chiong on initiative, oDocs & ophthalmology

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hong Sheng Chiong is a senior ophthalmology registrar, who trained in Ireland and Penang (Malaysia). In 2014, he founded oDocs Eye Care and releas...

15 | Dr. Emma Lawrey on disaster relief, humanitarian medicine & NZMAT

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Emma Lawrey trained at the University of Auckland having grown up the child of NZ ex-pats living in Canada. She is now an emergency physician at A...

14 | Dr. Bex Canner on non-binary identity, gender affirmation & rainbow youth health

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Bex Canner (they/them) is a queer non-binary transgender GP who works in a Youth One Stop Shop clinic in Whanganui-a-Tara.  Originally from the U...

13 | Associate Professor Collin Tukuitonga on COVID-19, MAPAS & public health

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Associate Professor Collin Tukuitonga is the inaugural Associate Dean (Pacific) and Associate Professor of Public Health at the Faculty of Medical and...

12 | Dr. Hannah Noel on Dr. Jared Noel, navigating grief & paediatrics

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hannah Noel is a general paediatrician at Waitematā DHB, mother to 7 year old Elise and a director and part-owner of Crave café in Morningside. ...

11 | Dr. Claire Mallinson on anaesthetics & reflections on the NHS COVID journey

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Clare Mallinson is a consultant anaesthetist with a special interest in scoliosis correction surgery. She is also Director of Medical Education an...

10 | Dr. Kate Mitchell on chronic illness, being a patient & general practice

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kate Mitchell is a newly trained part time GP who works in a stunning beach side town North of Wellington. She balances being a professional patie...

9 | David Farrier on giving up medical school, medical misinformation & journalism

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Farrier is a journalist and documentary maker, who has fashioned a career out of stranger stories and unpacking conspiracies. He co-directed and...

8 | Dr. Arthur Nahill on poetry, failures of medical education & general medicine

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Art Nahill is originally from the Boston area and attended Yale University and after three years as a high-school science teacher obtained his med...

7 | Dr. Elspeth Frascatore on mental health, art & emergency medicine

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Elspeth Frascatore is an Emergency Physician, Director of Emergency Medicine Training at Auckland City, Deputy Censor for Australasian College for...

6 | Dr. Eileen Merriman on haematology, clinical directorship & authorship

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Eileen Merriman is clinical director of haematology and lead thrombosis clinician at North Shore Hospital in NZ. She is the past president of the ...

5 | Dr. Judy Melinek & T.J. Mitchell on forensic pathology, 9/11 & writing

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Judy Melinek is an American board-certified forensic pathologist and graduate of Harvard University. She trained at UCLA in medicine and pathology...

4 | Dr. Deborah Powell on leaving clinical medicine, unions/NZRDA & advocacy

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Deborah Powell and I discuss her journey from a budding geriatrician into union advocacy, leaving clinical medicine, the importance of union membe...

3 | Dr. Jamie-Lee Rahiri on racism in medicine, Māori inequities & general surgery

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jamie-Lee Rahiri and I discuss general surgical training, navigating racism in medicine, Māori inequities, being a medical māmā, her post-docto...

2 | Dr. Nicolas Szecket on clinical education, medical insecurity & general medicine

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr. Nicolas Szecket and I discuss training in general medicine, the highs and lows, the struggles with knowledge capacity, experience...

1 | Introduction

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a short introduction on the podcast host, Dr. Maple Goh, and the motivations behind launching this podcast series. This podcast was m...