Doctor comes home to continue career
Dr Megan Brown, a former Dux of the Monash University Medical Faculty, has returned home to West Gippsland Hospital as part of the next step in her medical career.
Dr Brown, nee Megan Farmer, will spend ten weeks as a medical registrar at the West Gippsland Healthcare Group, in the area where she grew up and completed much of her medical studies.
Dr Brown is from Drouin and went to secondary school in Warragul, gaining a place at Monash University to study medicine. She took advantage of the Monash University School of Rural Health program, completing her Year 3 studies at the Warragul Campus of the Gippsland Regional Clinical School as well undertaking a number of Year 4 rotations at Traralgon, South Gippsland and Warragul.
Her ability and knowledge was recognised when she graduated as equal Dux of the Monash University medical faculty for 2010. “This is a testament to the wonderful support I had from the local community, God, my church and Gippsland Regional Clinical School,” Dr Brown said.
She added that she is enjoying her time back in Warragul.
“Working at West Gippsland really does feel like coming home,” Dr Brown said. “More than that it is a great team to work with and provides fantastic learning opportunities. I trust that in my short time here I can give something back to the community which has supported me so much over the years.”
The role of the Monash University School of Rural Health program includes providing opportunities for local people to undertake medicine and also encouraging medical students to consider their long term opportunities in regional areas.
Dr Brown is currently undertaking studies as a basic physician trainee, which will equip her to do further specialist training including hopefully becoming a hospital specialist in Internal Medicine. She has an interest in rural and regional General Medicine which she attributes largely to her study and work here in Warragul.
Dr Megan Brown (right) pictured at her graduation when she was announced Dux of Monash Medical faculty, with Warragul's Dr Jenny Eury.