Profiles

Kirrilee Taylor is a Dietitian at the Royal Hobart Hospital. She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2009. Here are some of her insights into her job - we hope this is useful for those of you wanting to become dietitians.



Please tell us a little about your background and your current role.
I grew up in Melbourne and studied at Monash University. After 1 year of Biomedical Science I applied and was accepted for lateral entry into the Bachelor Nutrition and Dietetics.

While this course does not have any units that could be studied internationally, some students have done overseas placements in the ...

Here is a profile of an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) Registrar. He has asked to remain anonymous.


Please tell us a little about your background
I graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Dental Science degree in December 2003. I worked in a rural Hospital in the dental clinic in Shepparton as an “intern” in 2004.

Afterwards, I practiced as a private dental practitioner in suburban Melbourne for 4 years with the aim of obtaining wide varied experiences in all facets of general dentistry.

I returned to the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne in 2009 as a “resident dental officer” working in the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Unit.

This year I am completing ...

Professor Sankar Sinha is currently Professor of Surgery at the University of Tasmania. Prior to retiring from full-time practice in 2006, he had an interesting and varied career as a surgeon working in a number of countries including India, Zambia, Papua new Guinea, UK and Australia. He has a keen interest in medical education and research and received the Medal of the Order of Australia for his outstanding contributions to medical education and wound care in 2005.

Please tell us about your background and current role
I went straight from school to study a BSc at the University of Calcutta, India. Following this, inspired by my uncle who was a Doctor, I decided to study Medicine ...