#destinationrural podcast series by Rural Doctors Association of Australia

Last Updated: June 14, 2026
Every rural doctor's experience is unique. In our #DestinationRural series we meet rural doctors from all over Australia and at various stages of their career. Listen to their stories, learn from their lessons (some harder than others) to inform your decisions and find the rural community that is right for you, both professionally and personally.
David and Clare Walker - Rural Generalists, Longreach Qld
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This episode takes us to Longreach, Qld, with husband-and-wife duo Drs David and Clare Walker.

Dr Marian Dover, Rural Generalist, recent ACRRM Fellow, Kunanurra WA
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Dr Marian Dover - RG... remote doctor... rural and remote obstetric champion... mum of two. Hear about Marian's journey to Fellowship, juggling a family, advocacy and training all at the same time.

Dr Noah Pallot, Rural PGY2, Gippsland Vic
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Dr Noah Pallot represents the next generation of Rural Generalists. With a rural upbringing, rural medical school and rural junior doctor training, Noah is the textbook example of the pipeline working — and is now stepping onto the ACRRM Rural Generalist pathway.

Olivia Dalton - rural medical student, Cooma NSW
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Dr Aaron Hawkins, Rural Generalist, recent ACRRM Fellow, Deloraine Tas
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Tassie rural doc Dr Aaron Hawkins talks about his journey from city slicker to rural generalist.

Dr Clark Wasiun, Rural Generalist Albany WA
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All the way from WA, Dr Clark Wasiun shares his journey from growing up in Kalgoorlie to working as an RG in Albany, family life and opportunities in rural medicine.

Dr Sarah Chalmers, Rural Generalist, Palm Island Qld
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The amazing Dr Sarah Chalmers, RDAA Board member and former ACRRM President, talks about remote medicine, its rewards and challenges, and women in leadership roles in rural medicine. 

Dr RT Lewandowski, Rural Generalist, Far North Qld
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Current RDAA President, rural generalist doctor, Australian Doctor Trained Overseas, and all around great guy, Dr RT Lewandowski shares his story.

Dr Isobel Pye - a journey back to rural!
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It has often been said you can take the kid out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the kid – and it’s a phrase that is true to a tee for Dr Isobel Pye.

Dr Catherine Nortje - raised in South Africa...and now a medico in Mount Isa!
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Originally from Durban in South Africa, Dr Catherine Nortje completed her medical studies at James Cook University in Queensland. She is now on the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway and currently working as a Resident Medical Officer at Mount Isa Hospital.

Dr Sam Hemer - a junior doctor with a penchant for bagpipes (and Rural Medicine)!
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Dr Sam Hemer is a Rural Generalist trainee currently undertaking his Community General Practice training on the NSW North Coast, having been a Resident Medical Officer at Mount Isa in 2022. He plans ultimately to have a career as a Rural Generalist Anaesthetist. 

#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr Shannon Nott
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Rural Generalist medicine creates opportunities for doctors to take their career in different and interesting directions.  Medical administration is one many RGs "fall into", but for Dr Shannon Nott, it has been a deliberate choice and one full of challenges and rewards.

Dr Lachlan McIver
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For those who think working or training as a doctor in a rural area is career limiting....think again.  Dr Lachlan McIver is a rural generalist, whose career has taken him all over the world and now a published author.  

#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr Ben Dodds and Dr Ashley Brown: early career Tassie rural doctors
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A great couple (of doctors), early in their rural careers based in Tassie who are excited, realistic and ready to explore the opportunities that are on offer in rural medicine.

#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr John Hall: at heart always a rural doctor
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Finally a chat with RDAA immediate past president Dr John Hall - what drives his passion for rural, understand why he thinks rural is so special, and why others should get onboard.

#DestinationRural Podcast - Drs Brit Wicksteed and Cory Rosher- Remote WA
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#DestinationRural podcast is back with two young doctors working up in the Kimberley region of WA and loving it.  Discover what is means to be a junior doctor working in remote Australia - the supervision, the support, the clinical work, and the social life.

Dr Diana Cross - RDAA-ACRRM Peter Graham 'Cohuna' Award 2021
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In this podcast, we talk with Dr Diana Cross who received the ACRRM-RDAA Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award for 2021 at the recent Rural Medicine Australia (RMA21) Virtual conference. 

#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr Simon Quilty, Physician, Alice Springs
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Dr Simon Quilty a generalist physician passionate about his community and rural training.  His support for registrar training makes Alice Springs a must do for any physician trainee.  It is the place to go!!!

Dr Nisha Khot, Obstetrician Gynecologist, Bacchus Marsh
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Dr Nisha Khot an overseas trained specialist, providing high quality obstetric and gynaecology services to Bacchus Marsh, while supporting O&G registrars and RG trainees. 

#DestinationRural Podcast - Dr Tash Coventry, Rural Generalist, Cooktown
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Dr Gerry Considine SA - 2020 RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year: Living the dream in SA
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Dr Considine winner of the RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year in 2020 from Clare SA with his amazing young family working rurally and as a city boy what influenced him to make his #DestinationRural.

Dr Dan Wilson, Rural Generalist Trainee, Ballarat Victoria
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Dr Megan Belot, Rural Generalist, Echuca, Kerang and Cohuna, VIC
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Dr Adam Coltzau, Rural Generalist, St George Qld
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Dr Adam Coltzau, Rural Generalist GP, Obstetrician, Anesthetist, past President of RDAA, RDAQ and inaugural Chair of RDAQ Foundation, talks with RDAA CEO Peta Rutherford about his rural medical journey and what makes his career unique, interesting, exciting and challenging.

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