Career Advice: Dr David Murphy – Emergency Physician (Stage 4, Stage 5, Stage 6, TAFE Students)
Dr David Murphy works on the front lines of the NSW public health system at an Emergency Department.
ACTIVITY OUTLINE:
1 in 5 Australians go to an Emergency Department (ED) each year.
Dr David Murphy is a Sydney-based Emergency Physician, and director of an ED which sees ~60,000 patients annually. He’s here to talk to you about his job on the front lines of the Australian public health system.
Hear about all aspects of his work in his new Ikigai Network interview: from being energised by interacting with patients, to leading his team and consoling families through the tragedies that are inevitable in emergency medicine.
Dr Murphy, along with other ED directors played a crucial role in planning the Australian response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about how Dr Murphy helped his team plan ahead, assuaged concerned patients, and even worked on building redesign to mitigate COVID spread.
This is an absolute must watch for anyone interested in medicine.
IS THIS A FREE EVENT? Yes
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Ikigai Network
Event Details
Event Type
On Demand
Delivery Platform
Duration
Price
FREE
Curriculum
Secondary
Main KLA, Strand, Sub Strand
Careers
Other KLAs
Science and Tech
Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
Learning Intention
- Understand what an emergency physician does and if it is the right job for you
Success criteria
- Learn about the undergraduate medical process and what to do if you don’t get in
- Know what soft skills are necessary for emergency physicians to do their job
- Understand what motivates Dr Murphy to go to work each morning
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Requirements: Technology, Materials and Pre and Post event requirements.
Required: Internet connection, internet device
Optional: Projector/TV to show to multiple students comfortably, pens and paper to take notes
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Will This Event Be Recorded?
No