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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.