Completed Rotations in Pediatrics. Earned NRP competence.

Started training as FY1 doctor in Acute Medicine. Job included assessing acutely unwell patients, managing patients on acute medical unit, seeing outlying patients, and Acute Care of the Elderly duties. Became proficient in examination skills, practical skills (venepuncture, arterial blood sampling, catheters, pleural aspiration, joint aspiration, and lumbar puncture), and communication with multidisciplinary team. Had night and on call duty to cover medical patients. FY1 Doctor in Colorectal Surgery . Managed patients with acute surgical conditions, and variety of medical problems on wards. Gained operating room experience with laparoscopic and open appendicectomy and incision and drainage of abscesses. On call and night duty doctor on surgery. FY1 Doctor in RheumatologyGained valuable insight into outpatient management of rheumatological disease. Assessed patients during biologic therapy, saw inpatients with rheumatological problems, and aspirated joints.

As part of elective in final year of medical school, worked and learned medicine at this hospital in Vanuatu. Gained valuable insight into management of conditions in this resource poor hospital, largely dependent on foreign aid.

Worked as Trainee Intern in final year of medical school at this busy emergency department in Dunedin, New Zealand. Gained valuable skills in rapidly assessing patients, fracture management, wound management with suturing, and management of acutely unwell patients.

Gained insight into medical publishing with this work experience at the British Medical Journal. Responsible for matching peer reviewers to researchers for open access journal.

Worked as psychiatric aide on brain injury rehabilitation unit. Duties included assisting patients with activities of daily living while maintaining independence. Gained valuable experience in communication and patient centered care.

Worked as psychiatric aide on Unit 39 at Red Deer Regional Hospital. Responsible for recreation activities and assisting nurses with group therapy sessions. Gained valuable experiences in communication and patient centered care.