Rural locum: Healthcare nomad
A nomad is defined as a person who travels from place to place to find fresh pastures. In the fi eld of primary healthcare, that definition can comfortably be applied to a rural general practice locum.
Dr Penny Wilson, a GP obstetrician from Perth, is one such nomad.
‘In the last couple of years I’ve worked in 11 different locations across four states – Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland,’ she told Good Practice. ‘I’ve worked across the entire spectrum of remoteness, from capital cities and major regional centres to tiny remote communities in the middle of the outback.
‘I’ve worked in private GP clinics, Aboriginal Medical Services [AMS], hospitals and the RFDS [Royal Flying Doctor Service]. I’ve done everything from obstetrics to palliative care, emergency and hospital inpatients.’
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