Our newest recruits joining the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDSSE) Emergency and Anaesthetic team have received thorough induction training, aimed to swiftly educate them on clinical information, terrains, conditions and patients they may be working with.
Saskia Irwin, Angus Perks, and Micah Friend recently completed their training which also involved spending a day on a rural property treating simulated patients in scenario-based exercises who were suffering from a heart-attack, machinery burns, and who had been in serious farm accidents.
RFDSSE Team Leader Emergency Services, Peter Brendt, said the simulation training is one of the induction highlights for all our new recruits.
“These scenarios are very extreme situations, but we need to prepare our team for the hard days, because the easy days are easy,” Dr Brendt explained.
We are so proud to be here for our communities and provide this special service and I know the newest doctors are excited to commence.
Dr Peter BrendtThe Team Leader said the Flying Doctor is such a critical service for people living in rural and remote communities, who otherwise would have to drive hundreds of kilometres to receive
care.
“We are so proud to be here for our communities and provide this special service and I know the newest doctors are excited to commence,” he said.
Having been born in Melbourne, United Kingdom doctor Angus Perks was excited about his return to Australia where he would be pursuing his love of health and looking after people.
Dr Perks said the induction training has helped prepare him for what it will be like working for the Flying Doctor.
“I’m used to working in hospital settings in the United Kingdom, whereas this role is completely different, and is something you will never do anywhere else,” he said.
“The training I’ve received with the Flying Doctor is amazing, it’s a different style and there’s a lot to know but I’m enjoying it.”
The training involved spending a day on a rural property treating simulated patients in scenario-based exercises who were suffering from a heart-attack, machinery burns, and who had been in serious farm accidents.
Dr Perks is looking forward to meeting his entire team at both the Dubbo and Broken Hill bases, saying that they are “incredible and inspirational people.”
Thinking about his new role, Dr Perks says there are many things he was looking forward to, but one that stands out is helping our communities in rural and remote locations.
“It’s hard to know what to expect because it could be anything, but I’m really excited,” he said.
