Today we explore ‘5 Things About...' what it's like being a frontline health care worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Andi Horvath talks to Dr Alex McCutchan, a recent alumni of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, and a health care worker who recently contracted COVID-19.

Thank you to Dr Alex McCutchan, Dr Andi Horvath and Dr Jennifer Henry at Advancement Services, University of Melbourne.

Special thanks go to all the front-line health care workers as well as the cleaners and support staff at all hospitals and clinics. Honour their work and stay safe.

Episode recorded: July 27, 2020.

Audio engineering and editing: Chris Hatzis.

Co-production: Dr Andi Horvath.

'5 Things About...' is a training podcast created by Dr Andi Horvath at the University of Melbourne.