Tmc Podcast: Interviews With Medical Specialists

Dr Eleanor Thong is an endocrinology fellow at Monash Health. She settled upon endocrinology as a resident, where she gleaned satisfaction from the "direct results" she saw when treating patients. It was this "black and white" nature of the specialty that drew her towards it. Endocrinology seems to be a specialty filled with uncertainty and plenty of public health. While she thoroughly enjoys this aspect, she finds the complex patients difficult to piece together, an aspect of her job which keeps her on her toes! We talk about the variety of paths one can take as a doctor that don't involve metropolitan medicine. This includes degrees we can study - ranging from masters in public health to diplomas in tropical medicine - to research, taking time off after our intern or residency, and interstate/overseas placements. For instance, Eleanor details for us the indigenous clinics she is proud to be a part of in the Northern Territory. Eleanor fills in the gaps on what her daily routine involves in Melbourne and ho