Most people call him Aji, and Dr Olusegun Ajiboye has made Echuca his home. Having recently begun his own practice, he's growing the amount of GP services available in town, along with the capacity to supervise trainees.

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On top of being President-Elect of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia, Dr Megan Belot is a Rural Generalist in Kerang where she supervises GP trainees.

While supervising trainees in a GP clinic adds to her workload, the extra resources this junior colleague brings to the practice more than make up for it, helping a town which faced a drought of doctors just a few years ago.

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Dr Simon Judkins made a tree change during last year's lockdown, taking up the role of Director of Emergency at Echuca Regional Health.

Echuca's ED has a mix of specialists and Rural Generalists, providing a great environment for trainees to build their skills alongside a diverse range of practitioners.

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Small rural communities lack the demand for a lot of full time specialist doctors like Anaesthetists, however emergencies and acute healthcare issues can happen anywhere. The skills which Rural Generalists can provide on the spot can mean the difference between life and death.

Dr John Eddington is the Director of Anaesthesia at Bendigo Health and says the skills Rural Generalists develop under his supervision are a key component of any healthcare capacity in rural medicine.

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Rural Generalists are a critical first step for people seeking assistance with mental health.

The training and supervision Bendigo Health's Coordinator of Psychiatry Training Dr Nilumi Ziffer delivers means that Rural Generalists are equipped to help those in need.

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Supervising trainees might seem like a one way street from the outside, but teaching the next generation of doctors is something which challenges the ways you practice and keeps your skills fresh.

This is something which stuck out to Dr Alison Walker as she began supervising trainees. As the Director of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care at Mildura Base Public Hospital, she guides trainees on their journey to solo practice.

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The centralised nature of Paediatrics means that any skills in children's health are incredibly valuable to regional communities.

In his role as Unit Head of Emergency at Bendigo Health, Dr Joel Ziffer equips Rural Generalists with skills they can apply in communities across regional Australia.

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Learning Emergency Medicine skills is a crucial part of a Rural Generalist's journey, something which Dr Simon Smith oversees as the Unit Head of Emergency at Bendigo Health.

The skills trainees build while at Bendigo prepare them for emergencies that may emerge while working in smaller Urgent Care centres or clinics around the region.

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These are the Rural Generalist Supervisors of the Loddon Mallee Region - training tomorrow's medical workforce across the north west of Victoria.

These supervisors take the specialist skills they have honed over an entire career and mentor, train and guide Rural Generalists towards a dynamic and fulfilling career in medicine.

Dr Jesse Zanker is a Geriatrician who works in a wide variety of roles across regional health services, Aboriginal health, and teaching. In these various positions he spends a lot of time mentoring the next generation of doctors, imparting the lessons he learned while training.

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These are the Rural Generalist Supervisors of the Loddon Mallee Region - training tomorrow's medical workforce across the north west of Victoria.

These supervisors take the specialist skills they have honed over an entire career and mentor, train and guide Rural Generalists towards a dynamic and fulfilling career in medicine.

Dr Sarah Van Der Wal is the Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Echuca Regional Health and a staff specialist in O&G at Bendigo Health. The training environment they've created in Echuca is tailored to the development of Obstetrics skills for Rural Generalists, as well as developing closer ties with patients in the community.

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This podcast is made possible through support from Murray City Country Coast GP Training and Monash University's North West Victorian Regional Training Hub funded through the Commonwealth Department of Health's Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program.

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