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MEDICINE - CAROLINE HARRIS NÉE CARY OM'80
What is your profession and current position?
Registered Nurse in a small isolated town in rural Australia.
How did Monkton prepare you for the world of work?
A" level subjects - science was a good choice.
What is your biggest professional achievement?
Becoming a rural nurse in primary health care.
What has been your most challenging professional moment?
Anaphylaxis of a 9 year old boy who ate cashew nuts - an after-hours presentation so no doctors available at the bedside - clinical phone support only. I am now training to become a doctor.
What inspires and motivates you at work?
Helping patients get the care they need.
What is one piece of advice you would like to give pupils or OMs about entering your profession/the world of work?
Do what you love.