Living and studying together is par for the course for Griffith Medicine students Michael and Carissa Holland.
The newly-wed couple from the Gold Coast, are both in their third year of a Doctor of Medicine at Griffith and are passionate about their chosen profession.
Currently on a year-long placement at the Kingaroy Hospital in the Darling Downs as part of the rural Longlook program, the couple are used to running into each other during rotations.
“We bump into each other fairly regularly,” says Michael, 26. “The great thing about doing a rural placement is that you get lots of real hands-on experience with our own assigned patients and thinking of our own management and treatment plans. You don’t always get that working as a student doctor in the more metropolitan hospitals.
“Here we have the fortune to be one-on-one with our supervisors and undertake lots of patient interaction which is great.”
Work in a rural community
“I’ve relished the experience of working in a rural community,” says Carissa, 23. “I am very passionate about mental health and interested in a
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