Student Series: Rafael Szumer — A lawyer’s quest for social justice leads to medicine

While working as a lawyer with Indigenous clients in Western
Australia’s remote north, Rafael Szumer says he became frustrated
that his clients’ health issues affected their ability to attend
appointments with him. A strong believer in social justice, he
decided to swap the law for medicine so that he could help them
more directly. Now studying in a two-year placement at the School
of Rural Health in Orange, he describes the change from courts to
hospital training as a bigger shock than he expected. But with
that behind him, he’s now happily ensconced in a region he loves,
doing work that he adores, and complimenting his practice with
volunteer charity work for the Indigenous community.


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