General medicine legend welcomes students
Year 4C student group with Professor John Murtagh
A sumptuous dinner at the home of Dr David Iser and his wife, Narelle, with guests including Professor John Murtagh and his wife, Dr Jill Murtagh, capped the Year 4C orientation program at Leongatha. The two-week program consisted of clinical and hospital orientations along with information sessions and tutorials in the various intensives. Students had some of their tutorials in “The Bothy” where they stayed at Sandy Point.
Professor Murtagh wrote the general practice textbook that is used around the world. In a witty and entertaining speech, he related how the book came to be and how he and his wife learned from their experiences in medicine. Professor Murtagh has been nominated number one hero from a group of medical luminaries by a large percentage of the general practitioners surveyed for the Medical Observer. Students felt privileged to be able to spend time in a small group with Professor Murtagh.