Age 15 I decided I wanted to be a doctor, preferably one working internationally. I completed my medical degree and junior doctor training in Victoria, Australia, and decided to specialise in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, as this is an area often neglected due to the social taboo surrounding sex, and a lack of female medical practitioners in rural Australia as well as internationally. My previous experience includes working with Indiginous Australians, Burmese refugees on the Burma/Thai border and in the Philippines following typhoon Bopha in December 2012.
Through all these experiences, no matter “the good, the bad or the ugly,” my desire to work for MSF simply increased. MSF offered me to opportunity to work in Pakistan, and after a weekend ringing every contact I had made in aid work for advice, I excitedly accepted! Now, following MSF preparation for pre departure training, I feel ready for the challenge.
