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Destination Medicine Podcast

Destination Medicine Podcast

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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 a rural medical pathway with greater confidence.

Each episode of this podcast series brings the story of a doctor and their journey into rural medicine. It hasn't been a straight highway for many; there have been a few bumps, U-turns and bends along the way. How did a city slicker end up living on a farm in the Riverina of NSW? And what happened to the young doctor who had a life changing moment on an isolated highway in the Northern Territory? Well, you will have to listen to find out...and there's more.

With over 23 specialities, 81 fields of speciality practice and 86 speciality titles, making career decisions can seem overwhelming for medical students and junior doctors. For some it is an easy decision, having always known the area in which they want to work, however, for others, the plethora of information and complex selection and admission criteria for training, is daunting.

Our doctors share their candid and fascinating stories so that you, the listener, can have a better understanding of what's involved in pursuing a rural career pathway. Lifestyle counts - and for those who are living in rural and remote Australia, the impact is immeasurable.

The podcast series, 'Destination Medicine' is a collaboration between four rural NSW Regional Training Hubs - Far West, Riverina, Western and Northern NSW.

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Episodes
  • ENCORE: From championship rowing to emergency medicine – Dr Daniel Stewart's circuitous journey to Dubbo

    ENCORE: From championship rowing to emergency medicine – Dr Daniel Stewart's circuitous journey to Dubbo
    Jan 27 2026

    Dan's story has been captivating listeners since 2020. As our most downloaded episode of all time, we thought it was worth a relisten.

    In retrospect it was the perfect vocational choice. But Dr Daniel Stewart just didn't know it as he rowed hard and fast for Australia, chopping and changing university courses before finally giving medicine a crack. Now based in Dubbo, with a four-minute commute to work, he couldn't be happier.

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    19 mins
  • ENCORE: Doctors in Training: Painting your own picture - Dr Pippa Kensit

    ENCORE: Doctors in Training: Painting your own picture - Dr Pippa Kensit
    Jan 20 2026

    We're relaunching a few of our fave episodes for our fresh new crop of Interns – all the best for your next adventure!

    For Pippa Kensit, medicine always beckoned, especially because public health is where her heart is. A passion confirmed early on as she travelled abroad, and then through rural and reginal Australia. But it was only after becoming a nurse and going through her own back surgery, that she finally decided to follow her dream of becoming a doctor. Pippa’s story is one of incredible focus, passion and determination along an unconventional journey - a picture pained all her own. Now a Junior Doctor at Orange Base Hospital in NSW, she gives the best of herself to help others in need and to strengthen communities.

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    23 mins
  • ENCORE: Doctors in Training: "I want to do the best I can" – Dr Grace Nelson, rural intern and life-long learner

    ENCORE: Doctors in Training: "I want to do the best I can" – Dr Grace Nelson, rural intern and life-long learner
    Jan 13 2026

    We're relaunching a few of our fave episodes for our fresh new crop of Interns – all the best for your next adventure!

    It was sage advice from an English teacher that saw Dr Grace Nelson achieve her aspirations. She was counselled to not only celebrate her good grades, but also work hard to shrink the margin between those good marks and a perfect score of 100 per cent next time. Since primary school Dr Nelson had dreamed of becoming a rural doctor, and, through university, she realised the profession — with its intellectual rigour, contact with people and mission to help and to cure — was a perfect fit for her personality. So, she immersed herself in regional training, and after gaining experience in several centres, landed in Dubbo, which she says “ticks all the boxes.” Now, not only is she gaining a wide variety of clinical experience, but she gets to work with a close and varied team in the relaxed regional environment that she has always loved.

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    16 mins
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