Welcome back to a new season of the Creative Careers in Medicine Podcast. Today we are joined by the one and only Doctor Karl! You probably know a bit about his career in TV and radio but do you know about his career as a doctor, mechanic or roadie?  Join us as we find out all about the many lives Doctor Karl and what it takes to be a medical professional in the media! Thanks for listening.  To get more CCIM, subscribe so you never miss an episode, join our Facebook community and subscribe to our newsletter! https://creativecareersinmedicine.com/  https://www.facebook.com/Creati ..read more

Dr Kate Gregorevic is a Melbourne-based geriatrician and writer. In this interview she discusses caring for vulnerable patients in the midst of a pandemic, why she's so passionate about her specialty, overcoming imposter syndrome to grow and challenge herself, and the experience of bootstrapping a health business ..read more

In this special episode, guest host and Crazy Socks 4 Docs day founder Dr Geoff Toogood discusses physicians' mental health with Professor Michael Myers, a professor of clinical psychiatry and behavioural sciences at SUNY-Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, New York ..read more

Associate Professor Jane Munro is a paediatric rheumatologist at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital and one of the founders of the Pandemic Kindness Movement. In this interview she talks about how and what kickstarted the movement, the overwhelming support and humanity it very quickly attracted, and the importance of following your heart and values ..read more

For the last 20 years, Dr Lucy Cooper has been working as the clinic GP at the St Vincent de Paul Society's Matthew Talbot Hostel in Woolloomooloo Sydney. After initially feeling a little out of place in the medical profession, Lucy eventually managed combine her interests, personal values and faith, and her desire to really help people into a rewarding career. In this interview she discusses the monumental task of caring for homeless and vulnerable people during the outbreak of a pandemic and the many research projects she's contributed to as part of her desire to help improve access to care ..read more

In this chat, Louise discusses the way she balances all the competing commitments in her life, the importance of finding your own professional path by following your interests, and achieving what she describes as "flow ..read more

Dr Chris Moy is the current Vice President of the Australian Medical Association. In this conversation, the Adelaide GP discusses how he "accidentally" got into medicine and ultimately discovered the anger which initially drove him into medico-politics. He also discusses the recent mini-lockdown in his state of South Australia and what it has been like to work closely with health authorities and governments to manage public health in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic ..read more

Dr Neela Janakiramanan is a Melbourne based reconstructive plastic surgeon specialising in hand and wrist surgery and skin cancer. Neela is an incredible communicator with a passion for public health advocacy, social justice and equity. In this interview she discusses everything from experiencing Victoria's extended lockdown restrictions as a clinician, to being inspired by her grandfather performing surgery in rural India, the culture changes going on in the medical profession and of course her experiences as a public health advocate for asylum seekers. Neela will be speaking as part of the C ..read more

Dr Fiona Lander is an engagement manager with consulting firm McKinsey & Company, specialising in healthcare strategy and transformation. After studying both medicine and law concurrently, she's worked as both a doctor and lawyer, forging an impressive career while working and living in Australia and abroad. In this interview she discusses how following her passions and blazing her own path resulted in incredible opportunities including working for the United Nations and helping to inspire and empower other young women to make positive changes in the world ..read more

Dr Brandon Carp is a Melbourne-based doctor who transformed his medical career into a very successful business career as the founder of Unified Healthcare Group. In this interview Brandon talks about the changing attitudes around how people view the commercial side of medicine, and how these kinds of medical careers are becoming increasingly recognised and validated as important professional pathways for doctors. He also opens up on what it's like to ultimately walk away from clinical medicine in pursuit of a different kind of health career and the journey that took him to that point. Brandon ..read more