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The pathways to a career in surgery are as diverse and broad as the surgeons who take them. Though we can find out the logistics of undertaking a surgical career on a plethora of guides and handbooks, we are always left wondering what it is that makes these surgeons tick. From military careers to red carpet premiers, join us as we break down their journeys and extract valuable lessons and insights to apply to our own lives. https://www.mips.com.au/I-am-a/student https://tinyurl.com/surgicalcareers
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![Associate Professor Warwick Teague](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/Warwick_Teague_cover_2_un3ffj_300x300.png)
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Associate Professor Warwick Teague
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Associate Professor Warwick Teague is the Director of Trauma Service and Clinical Lead of the Burns Service in the department of Paediatric Surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. He is also actively involved in research with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute as a co-group leader. He grew up in Papua New Guinea, before moving to South Australia, and completing medical school at the University of Adelaide. He then underwent basic surgical training as well as a PhD in Oxford before returning to Australia to complete his specialisation in paediatric surgery. Tune in to hear about the sacrifices he made to get to where he is today, and the lessons he has learned from his journey.
![Professor Munjed Al Muderis](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/Munjed_Al_Muderis_ygs3fd_300x300.png)
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Professor Munjed Al Muderis
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Professor Munjed Al Muderis is an orthopaedic surgeon whose career has taken him to amazing places; from being inspired to pursue surgery by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator movie, refusing to break the Hippocratic Oath in war-torn Iraq, going on hunger strike to keep his anatomy textbook in an Australian detention centre, working his first job in Australia as a toilet cleaner, and now being a pioneer of osseointegration in Australia! Tune in to this episode to hear about the lessons he has learnt along the way and be inspired by his passion for global health and patient-centred care.
![Mr Naveed Alam](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/Naveed_Alam_jn4w4e_300x300.png)
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Mr Naveed Alam
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Mr Naveed Alam is a consultant thoracic surgeon at St Vincent’s hospital and the Epworth. In this episode we explore his time as a medical student in Canada, what drew him to the field of surgery and his thoughts on the future of the field of cardiothoracic surgery. We also hear about his take on the importance of building rapport and trust with patients including the role of positive body language when speaking to patients.
![Professor Fiona Wood](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/Fiona_Wood_6knmd9_300x300.png)
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Professor Fiona Wood
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Professor Fiona Wood is the Director of the Burns Service of Western Australia and a Member of the Order of Australia. She was named Australian of the Year in 2005 for her contribution to burns care. Tune in to this episode to hear about how she practices her mantra, “to learn from today, to make tomorrow better”, through her career as a clinician scientist, pioneering ‘spray on skin’. We also delve into how she has applied the lessons she has learnt from her passion in athletics to her surgical career, and how she achieved work-life balance raising six children with her husband, who is also a surgeon.
![Dr Cris Cuthbertson](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/Cris_Cuthbertson_aa6jni_300x300.png)
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Dr Cris Cuthbertson
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Dr Cris Cuthbertson is a general surgeon based in Bendigo and Echuca, and is also a senior lecturer at Monash Rural Health. She has a PhD in Surgery, a Master’s of education, and is a proud mother of 3 as well. Quite remarkably, Cris has also volunteered as a surgeon in Nepal for 2 years. Tune in to hear about the importance of building connections with patients, breaking down stereotypes about surgery as a career and volunteering overseas.
![Professor John Grigg](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/John_Grigg_i27i5k_300x300.png)
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Professor John Grigg
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Professor John Grigg is Head of the Discipline of Ophthalmology at the University of Sydney and Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Sydney Eye Hospital and The Children’s Hospital Westmead. Tune in to hear about his role in integrating more ophthalmology teaching into University of Sydney medical school curriculum, up and coming technology in the field and advice for those interested in pursuing ophthalmology training.
![Dr Pecky De Silva](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/Pecky_De_Silva_5twpfn_300x300.png)
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Dr Pecky De Silva
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Dr Pecky De Silva is a vascular surgeon based in Sydney. She is also the Chair of Younger Fellows, the Deputy Chair of the Women in Surgery Committee at RACS, and a proud mother of one. In this episode we delve into work life balance, growing up in Nairobi and Australia, and undergoing vascular surgery training in Singapore and Edinburgh. We also discuss redressing the balance of women in surgery, and the need to have a plan B, as you aim to get onto a surgical training program but even when it comes to finding public appointments as a recently qualified consultant.
![Dr Annette Holian](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/Dr_Annette_Holian_n2k33d_300x300.png)
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Dr Annette Holian
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Dr Annette Holian is an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at Monash Medical Centre. She is also a Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Councillor, Royal Australian Air Force Group Captain, and the president-elect of the Australian Orthopaedic Association. Hear about what inspired her decision to study medicine, the challenges of looking after her first child during medical school and applying for the orthopaedic training program. We also delve into her work in Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Afghanistan, journaling and taking opportunities as they come.
![Dr Sally Langley](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/Dr_Sally_Langley_better_tv3x6e_300x300.png)
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Dr Sally Langley
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Dr Sally Langley is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, current President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and has been involved with surgical education and training throughout her career. Hear about her journey through medical school, her hobby of playing the violin in orchestras and the broad scope encompassed by plastic and reconstruction surgery. We also talk about her fellowships in Kentucky, US and Oxford, UK, the differences between public and private practice in New Zealand and her role as the President of RACS.
![Tammy, Filli & Raj](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11238029/TFR_Cover_better_pt5ihu_300x300.png)
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Tammy, Filli & Raj
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Tammy, Filli and Raj are specialist perioperative staff St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Melbourne. Tammy is a senior Scrub/Scout Nurse, Associate Nurse Unit Manager at SVPHM, and Nurse Unit Manager of the Neurosurgical division at SVPHM. Filli is an Operating Theatre Technician with an interest in neurosurgery. Raj is a Scrub/Scout Nurse with a specialty interest in Orthopaedics and Trauma. Tune in to this special episode to hear about the operating theatre from a different perspective! We discuss the differences between working in public and private hospitals, advances in technology in surgery, the importance of communication in the multidisciplinary team of the theatre and tips for medical students and junior doctors in theatre.