Professor Richard Scolyer — Melanoma expert turned brain cancer patient

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Encore: What I learnt about Australia as an Outback GP

When Sonia Henry signed up to work as a GP in a remote mining town in the Pilbara, the experience changed almost everything she believed about Australia.An unfortunate romantic entanglement just before her final exams left her questioning everything, just as she was about to qual ...  Show more

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