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Bridging the gap

29 February 2024

Bridging the gap

After witnessing the negative impacts that the transience of General Practitioners (GP) had on the Mackay community, Dr Kate Bialy wanted to bridge the primary care gap.  In 2019, Dr Bialy fellowed from GP training and began working at a clinic in Mackay.              “My husband and I wanted to go where we could be of the most help, and we noticed there was high transience and turnover of people in the medical sphere here,” she said. “When it comes to continuity of care in medicine high turnover creates a huge gap.  “I started working at Health on Central in Mackay essentially as soon as I fellowed from GP Training.”  Five years later, Kate continues to make a positive impact on the health outcomes of her patients at Health on Central.  Dr Bialy said, providing primary healthcare services to the Mackay community is extremely rewarding.        “Being able to practise as a GP is a lifelong dream of mine,” Kate said. “Working as a GP in a regional town is extremely rewarding; seeing my patient’s health improve is the biggest highlight.”  “If you are keen to make a difference in a big way to a small community, it’s very easy to do that in regional medicine.” 

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Adventure Calls in Tropical Island Paradise

27 February 2024

Adventure Calls in Tropical Island Paradise

Enticed by a tropical adventure, Dr Joshua Baker travelled almost 5,000 kilometres across Australia to seek out the rural medicine experience in Far North Queensland. Reality more than met his expectations and prompted a permanent switch from the Outback to the Tropics.  “It always was a plan to head to Cairns in the year following internship back home in Western Australia,” Dr Baker says. “The whole ‘Rainforest meets the reef’ lifestyle really appealed to me. I wanted to spend some time up here and I guess I just haven’t left!” Dr Baker says.  While completing his junior doctor years at Cairns Hospital, Dr Baker got a glimpse of the general practice scene in the Cape and Torres region and was immediately drawn to it.  “When I saw GPs there, I thought they had the best job in the world. You’re getting to do a diverse range of clinical work in the emergency department in the hospital and out in remote clinics. These guys are at the forefront of primary care.” 

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A warm welcome to Orthopaedics in the Tropics

23 February 2024

A warm welcome to Orthopaedics in the Tropics

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Going the distance

23 February 2024

Going the distance

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An abundance of opportunity in regional Northern Queensland

22 February 2024

An abundance of opportunity in regional Northern Queensland

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Home away from home in the Tropics

21 February 2024

Home away from home in the Tropics

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NQRTH is an initiative of the Australian Government's Integrated Rural Training Pipeline (IRTP) and is facilitated by James Cook University in partnership with public and private hospitals, Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC), health services, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and GP clinics.

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