Dr. Travis Lines is a Hospital Medical Officer at the Alfred Hospital. Travis completed a combined Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health at The University of Melbourne in 2020 and is currently completing a Graduate Diploma of Biostatistics at The University of Sydney and a Graduate Certificate in Public Policy at The Australian National University. Travis has dedicated much of his spare time to volunteering and working to fight social and financial inequities, with a record of volunteer work longer than we probably have time to itemise. Travis is fluent in Spanish and possibly Mandarin (?) and is likely the biggest fan that the Richmond Tigers have had yet!

The Dissecting Medicine Podcast sees conversations with medical professionals at all points in their careers to provide insights into the realities of practice in Australia as I myself learn about where I'd like to take my own career in the field. I'll also be interviewing allied health professionals, researchers, public health experts and policymakers to give a broader and more informed perspective to prospective and current medical students in planning their own careers (myself included) and ultimately deliver the greatest level of care to patients.

If you have any guest suggestions or would like to be a guest on the podcast, you can email me at dissectingmedicine@gmail.com or through one of my social channels linked below.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:20 Intro to Dr. Travis Lines

02:04 Catching up

**Part 1 - Why medicine**

06:31 What inspired the decision to pursue medicine

13:00 Additional Degrees (MPH, PhDs, GD, GCs, MBAs)

**Part 2 - Internship**

20:20 The transition from being a student to being a doctor

28:40 The highlights and lowlights from internship

37:16 What do you wish you had’ve been told before starting the internship

**Part 3 - Early career and choice of specialty**

43:16 The hierarchy of job titles

46:46 How does the day to day change after internship?

54:00 What a regular week’s work schedule looks like

1:04:50 Choosing specialties & training pathways

**Part 4 - Public health**

1:26:14 The challenges facing Australia’s healthcare system and possible solutions

1:42:40 Wrap up

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