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Isaiah Kamid defied the doubters to pursue his own dreams to study medicine. Travelling through the education system as an Indigenous student, Isaiah was continually discouraged from pursuing his dream career in medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah was born in the Western Australian town of Port Hedland and spent his childhood in the state\u2019s northwest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI always wanted to be a doctor,\u2019\u2019 he says. \u201cMy nanna was a nurse and one of my oldest memories is going with her to the hospital and hanging out with the doctors.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn year 10, we talked to our teachers about what we wanted to do after school, and I mentioned that I was interested in health science and I\u2019d like to become a doctor. But I was told my grades weren\u2019t good enough and I was setting myself up to fail.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His was advised to choose a more \u201crealistic and achievable\u201d path, and so, after high school, Isiah worked in various \u2018tradie\u2019 jobs. He also had an opportunity to try out for the Western Force rugby team, but a recurring knee injury sidelined him permanently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was the final blow, and I took it pretty bad,\u2019\u2019 he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith my family\u2019s encouragement, I decided to pursue a health-related career and enrolled in Curtin\u2019s Enabling Course<\/a>. I achieved a 95% average across eight units and was told about Curtin\u2019s medicine course. I thought, this has to be fate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReceiving that call at 7am from Curtin Medical School offering me a placement is a moment I\u2019ll never forget,\u2019\u2019 he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah made the most of his opportunity and was awarded his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in January 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Isiah, Brodie O\u2019Breza, a Torres Strait Islander from Saibai Island, knew in her heart what she wanted to study.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMy Torres Strait Islander culture definitely drew me to marine and environmental ecosystems at Curtin,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her course, she completed a vacation program in the Pilbara, working alongside environmental advisors on dingo management, turtle monitoring and rehabilitation of native flora and protected species.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late 2023, Brodie was awarded a prestigious New Colombo Plan scholarship, which enabled her to undertake an internship in Fiji, focusing on conservation the country\u2019s marine parks and remote islands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI plan to then take this newfound knowledge and apply it to my own culture in the Torres Strait Islands,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out about Curtin University\u2019s courses, visit curtin.edu\/study<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This article was originally published\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0by The West on 8 July 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Isaiah<\/a> and Brodie\u2019s<\/a> stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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