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Focus and determination from beginning to end

Settling into his next chapter as an intern at Townsville University Hospital, Dr Dylan Boggild reflects on the challenges and successes while studying Medicine at JCU..

Reflections from our Volunteer Simulated Patients

We caught up with volunteers of JCU's Volunteer Simulated Patient program that helps future doctors prepare for work in the real world.

The road to rural medicine

For JCU Outstanding Alumni Dr Renee Cremen, the complex challenges that come with a career in rural medicine are passion-provoking.

Under the microscope

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Empowering communities with exercise physiology

Three JCU Bachelor of Exercise Physiology Alumni teamed up in 2021 to open Empower Health NQ. Joel Newman shares their journey and the importance of honesty and empathy when providing care.

Guiding and providing diabetes care

After studying a graduate certificate, JCU Alumni Annabel Johnston said it gave her the boost in professional skills to launch into a new avenue of dietetics and open her own practice.

Stand Up, Speak Up: Indigenous speech pathology

Two JCU Speech Pathology graduates are using their skills and their Indigenous backgrounds to make a difference in health care.

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Australia’s fight against dengue

Most people know that Dengue is a mosquito-borne tropical disease that causes a fever, joint pain and rashes. But there’s much more to one of the most significant health issues in the world.

The science of sleep

What happens when we sleep? JCU Alumni Laura Marriott tells us about her role working in a sleep clinic and explains the A-Zzz's of sleep science.

A tale of two tropical fevers

Jeffrey Warner has spent decades researching tropical infectious diseases like tuberculosis and melioidosis, which is key to improving health in the Tropics.

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Adding values to rural dental care

For JCU Dentistry graduate Mary Cross-Duchene, returning home to Canada after completing her studies has been an opportunity to make a difference in the communities that need it most.

Grant brings dentistry dream closer for outback student

Dave Bailey from Mutchilba knew his remote location would bring challenges, but a study grant from the Australian Dental Association (ADA) supported his dream of studying Dentistry in Cairns.

Defining moments in becoming a dentist

JCU Dentistry student, Lovjeet, shares some of the countless experiences and memories from her fifth-year rural placements.

Friends since first year

Caroline Ho and Thomas Dolzan have a joint dentistry dream. It includes a sprawling acreage home, lots of animals, and one day owning their own dental practice to serve the oral health needs of a regional community.

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A subconscious bias?

For her PhD in Public Health, JCU Senior Lecturer Dr Lea Merone explored women’s experiences in the medicine, medical research and education fields, and discovered insights into the treatment of female patients.

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A personal pursuit

Julia Jacob can remember accompanying her mother to her obstetric appointments before her little sister was born. She was fascinated. She was also only four-years-old.

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JCU Medicine student Julia Jacob while on placement.

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What makes a JCU rural placement so unforgettable?

Third-year JCU Medicine student, Eric Smith, shares the highlights of his four week placement to Weipa as part of the Lynn Kratcha Memorial Rural Bursary.

Balance the key to success

From learning to suture on oranges as a Year 10 work experience kid in Cairns to graduating from Medicine, Dr David Uprichard feels he’s come full circle as he heads into his intern year at Cairns Hospital.

The long way to medicine

Dr Megan Bates is the first to admit her path into medicine was anything but straight forward. As she heads off to start her intern year at Mount Isa Hospital, she’s also the first to admit the journey has been well worth it. This is Megan’s story.

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Forging a unique path to nursing

After unexpectedly leaving school after Year 11, Emma Parker still had her heart set on becoming a nurse. So, she followed her own unique path and successfully reached her goal.

A second chance at life

It's been a long journey for former Rwandan refugee Assumpta Akingeneye, who has made her dream career a reality after graduating from JCU with a Bachelor of Nursing Science.

A remote opportunity

For third-year JCU nursing student Sharon Groves, practical placements during her degree ignited a passion for rural, remote and regional women’s healthcare.

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Hospital pharmacy: a day in the life

JCU Alumni and Senior Pharmacist Sophie Mokrzecki shares her experience working as a senior pharmacist in Townsville University Hospital.

Immersive pharmacy experience

JCU pharmacy student Mousam Bhat original hails from Mumbai and has always lived in big cities. His placements at Mount Isa, both at the hospital and in the community, have been a treasure chest of experience and knowledge for Mousam.

Pharmacy journey to Torres Strait

Caitlin Davies went into her James Cook University pharmacy degree looking for rural adventure. So it’s fitting her working week can entail helicopter flights to clinics on Australia’s northernmost is

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Giving Cairns kids first dibs on speech pathology

JCU Alumni Grace Munro and Rachael Di Bella teamed up to create Small Sprouts Therapy and provide speech pathology to Cairns' kids.

Back from the study gap

JCU Student Elise Teitzel needed a six-year gap after leaving school to find her passion. Taking a leap into speech pathology, Elise's path has led her exactly where she's meant to be.

Providing speech pathology in hard-to-reach places

JCU Alumni and Co-Founder of Talk HQ, Jenna Mottin, is blazing a trail to provide speech pathology services to children and families in rural and remote communities.

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