Physiotherapists from Royal Perth Bentley Group are gaining valuable rural experience thanks to a team effort between WA Country Health Service and East Metropolitan Health Service.
Madelyn Stringer and Mike Webster arrived in the Goldfields in late August after signing up for a two-month deployment at Kalgoorlie Health Campus.
For Madelyn, who has been a Physiotherapist for two years, it was the perfect opportunity to return to regional WA.
“I was born in Perth but spent some time as a teenager in the Great Southern,” she said.
“I also did a couple of months in the Kimberley on my final placement as a student and absolutely loved it. This experience has been very reminiscent of that so far – it’s been great.”
Madelyn, who has worked at Royal Perth Bently Group since graduating university, is relishing the opportunity to undertake professional development.
She said she’d received a warm welcome from staff, patients and the wider Kalgoorlie community.
“I put my hand up for a few different reasons including wanting to lend a helping hand, and being able to get regional experience,” she said.
“I wanted to see the other side of the coin to what we only get a small glimpse of in the metro hospitals.”