Welcome listeners,
This week we are chatting with Denis Bartrum, a career physician and surgeon who also has a long career in the Army Reserve.
He migrated to Australia from the UK with his parents in 1962 at the age of 10 and after school went on to study medicine at UQ, became a hospital doctor, and later emergency doctor working in Ipswich. He also had a stint with the Royal Flying Doctors.
Some funny and intriguing anecdotes from reserve exercises and time working as a doctor in Papua New Guinea and Bougainville. Denis joined ARES in in Mackay in 1995, as part of 11 BASB.
No stranger to operation service, Denis was the RMO for 1JSU during Interfet, Jan 2000, looking after captured personnel. He also served as an Emergency Consultant in Iraq in 2004.
Great to have a veteran doctor in our midst, and cheers for the chat Denis.
Enjoy listeners
VCA Team
