The RDAA Podcast Lounge
Relax with RDAA's latest podcasts, including interviews with our Annual Excellence Awards recipients, as well as our latest MDA National and RDAA #DestinationRural Bursary recipients. New podcasts are uploaded regularly, so stay tuned in to ensure you don't miss out!
Podcasting since 2021 • 13 episodes
The RDAA Podcast Lounge
Latest Episodes
Dr Arron Veltre - RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year 2024
Arron is the first ever permanent Palliative Care Specialist at Taree, in the beautiful Manning Valley region on the NSW Mid North Coast. Raised in outer suburban Melbourne, his passion for Rural Medicine began with a six week medical student p...
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Dr Jessica Paynter - RDAA Rural Doctor in Training of the Year 2024
Raised in rural Victoria, Jessica’s training to be a Rural General Surgeon…and she’s a real dynamo! A strong advocate for increasing access to rural healthcare and expanding rurally-based training, she has led the way in training and working ru...
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Jemma Abraham - RDAA Medical Student of the Year 2024
Jemma is a final year medical student from the University of Melbourne who has worked hard to promote rural medical careers to her peers – particularly the 1400-strong medical student cohort at her university. With a father who worked as a bush...
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Dr Mandeep Kaur - RDAA Rural Doctor in Training of the Year 2023
Of Punjabi-Sikh heritage, Mandeep was raised on her immigrant family’s vineyard in the remote NSW town of Hillston – nearly 700 kilometres from Sydney. After undertaking her initial medical studies in India – her family’s country of origin – sh...
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Kate Hurst - RDAA Medical Student of the Year 2023
Kate Hurst is a final year medical student at the University of Notre Dame’s Rural Clinical School in her home town of Wagga Wagga, NSW. A born and bred country girl, she’s been a strong advocate for initiatives to encourage and assist more rur...
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