An Interview with a Doctor - Special Guest: Lewis Robinson (SHO)

Starting off as a registered nurse is a daunting experience, for a variety of reasons. Over the last two years, i’d like to think i’ve shared many of my own first hand experiences of these challenges with you. A particular area, that I struggled with, and I find a lot of graduate nurses struggle with, is understanding how to work with doctors. Now what I mean by that, is that it can often be an intimidating experience, of understanding how to present information to medical staff; knowing what doctor to relay information onto; understanding at what stage they would like to be notified; and exactly what they would like to be notified about. Even the simple act of picking up the phone, and speaking with the doctor is a lot harder than you’d think. So, that’s the purpose of today’s episode. Today, I'll be interviewing Lewis Robinson. Lewis Robinson studied a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Queensland, and is currently working as a Senior House Officer (SHO) within the Emergency Department, and has now started a rotation within the Intensive Care Unit.  I’ve worked besides Lewis for the past year now, and I've seen first hand just how motivated, caring, and switched on he is as a doctor. And a big reason i’ve asked Lewis to share his experiences on the podcast, is how approachable he is, and how well he works with nursing staff, and the entire interprofessional team. In today's episode, we cover: - What motivated Lewis to become a doctor - Lewis's journey through medical school, including the types of placements all medical students must complete - Lewis's Intern Year; with an explanation of the different 'levels', or the 'hierarchy' of doctors throughout Australia - The expectations placed upon said levels of doctors - and we round out the episode, with Lewis providing some golden tips for how nurses and doctors can work cohesively as a team.