Tmc Podcast: Interviews With Medical Specialists

This week’s podcast is an interview with Mr. Raaj Chandra, who is a consultant colorectal surgeon at The Royal Melbourne and Box Hill hospitals. Mr Chandra took a slightly different pathway to most through his junior doctor years – he joined the military air force halfway through this degree and as a result, worked for 5 years in the Royal Australian Airforce after he graduated from medical school. He discusses the advantages and disadvantages of working with the military, the work he did while he was there and how his training pathway changed due to the extra time he put aside to work in the military. Mr Chandra became attracted to surgery quite early on in his career and he talks about the highlights of surgery and the aspects of surgery that appealed to him. Furthermore, he provides insight into how he came into colorectal surgery specifically. The podcast also covers the best and worst parts of colorectal surgery, which include how challenging but fulfilling colorectal surgery can be, as well as how sev