Dr. Ralston D’Souza graduated from the University of Auckland and is currently dual training in rural hospital medicine and general practice. He's passionate about being a voice to the voiceless having grown up with his autistic brother and currently advocates for his colleagues through his roles with the NZRDA and RNZCGP Registrars' Chapter. While most of his whanau are still based in Auckland, he currently lives in Taupō with his wife.

In this episode, we discuss his journey into dual training for GP and rural hospital medicine. We discuss the evolution of his choices and his family circumstances around caregiving for his brother with autism, and unpack the models of funding, lack of support, and challenges surrounding caregiving, particularly as a medical relative. Dr. D'Souza talks about the pros and cons of rural hospital training, its flexibilities, and his advice for prospective applicants.

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Dr. Hinemoa Elder (Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri and Ngāpuhi) is a Māori child and adolescent psychiatrist and fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. She works at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland and deputy psychiatry member of the NZ Mental Health Review Tribunal. She became a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and to Psychiatry in 2019. Dr. Elder has written two best selling books – Aroha and Wawata and joins us today to kōrero about her journey today.

She has a PhD in Public Health (2012) in which she developed tools for Māori whānau (extended families) with Traumatic Brain Injury and was also the recipient of a Health Research Council of NZ Eru Pomare Post Doctoral Fellowship. The approaches she developed are used in rehabilitation in the community. She continues to work in TBI and dementia research. She received the MNZM for services to Māori and to Psychiatry in 2019. She is an invited member of the Busara Circle, a group of senior international women leaders which forms a critical support for the Homeward Bound project, a global leadership programme for women in science, of which she is an alumni, travelling to Antarctica with the project in 2019. Dr Elder is a Board member of The Helen Clark Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan public policy think tank which generates public policy research and debate. She is a board member of the RANZCP Foundation. Dr Elder is the Patron of ’Share my Super” a charity aimed at ending child poverty in NZ. Dr Elder has written two best seeling books published by Penguin Random House. “Aroha. Māori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet’, was named on the Oprah Winfrey Book club in 2021. ‘Wawata. Daily wisdom guided by Hina the Māori moon, is currently the number one best selling non-fiction book in NZ. Dr Elder is also regularly invited to give keynote presentations. She was an invited speaker to the Rhodes Healthcare Forum, Oxford University in 2019. Hinemoa has a background in theatre and dance. She performed in a NZ play at the Edinburgh Festival, Assembly Rooms in 1986. She is a past Chair of Auckland Theatre Company Trust and the inaugural Chair of Te Taumata a Iwi The Arts Foundation. Hinemoa also worked in NZ childrens' television in the early 1990s.

In this episode, we discuss her journey from television presenting to medicine, her own experiences in the medical system with her māmā, her journey into psychiatry, and the numerous non-profit organisations and her involvement - including Busara Circle, The Helen Clark Foundation, and Share my Super. We talk about looking after ourselves as doctors, but also the importance of seeing the bigger picture and public health involvement. We brush on topics of intersectional feminism and evidence-based practice, and how we can do more to empower our own medical wāhine. We discuss her passion for theatre performance and her multiple accolades in the creative world.

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Dr. Elizabeth Roberts is a Nelson-based anatomical pathologist who has worked both for Te Whatu Ora and MedLab South. She graduated from Otago University and pursued pathology training with Auckland, Oregon Health Science University, and Harvard University. She works part-time, and is the past treasurer of the RCPA NZ committee. She has many other passions, including mountain biking, kitesurfing, tramping, climbing, hunting and trapping pests. Since the recording of the episode, Dr. Roberts is now Vice President of the RCPA.

In this episode, we discuss her journey into anatomical pathology and the training required, her choice for part-time mahi permanently, pathology fellowships overseas, employment prospects (private vs public) for pathology, her extensive list of adventure sports and favorite memories, and what is next as she looks towards retirement.

https://awanuigroup.co.nz/news/dr-elizabeth-roberts-vp-rcpa/

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