Course

Graduated with Bachelor of Health Science in 2006.

Current position

In 2007, was studying master of physiotherapy at the University of Queensland.

Story

My story is a bit too long but I have summarised it. I started a bachelor of Health Science at the Launceston campus at UTas from 2004 to 2006. I enjoyed every moment of my study in the friendly environment in the friendly School of Human Life Sciences. There are many reasons as to why I chose Health Science.

I just migrated from Africa due to many reasons you don’t want to know. Before I migrated I studied Electrical Engineering for a year, then study Sociology for three years, both did not bring me any satisfaction. Therefore I wanted to do something new, something I’ve always wanted to do, something that can help someone else, something in Health Science; my best subjects in high school. Medicine was too much, Nursing scared me, I don’t like tablets so I couldn’t do pharmacy. Health Science was the answer to my quest.

At the end of my first year in Health Science I already knew what I wanted to do after I graduated. This is due to the many streams in Health Science. I love sports and being physically active as well living a healthy lifestyle, therefore the stream of Exercise Physiology and Health just complemented me desires of sport. Again, my wife, Johanna, a Tassie girl, whom I married while studying also loved a healthy lifestyle (we now have to baby boys, Josiah and Daniel).

So far so good, are you confused or bored? Stand up and stretch.

I’m not the smartest student, and I don’t even work hard, but I stress a lot more. If you ever meet Associate Professor Dominic, tell him to go to the gym regularly, for it is good for his belly. If it was not for him, I would not have completed my degree. For example, one day I was stressed real good about an assignment and Dominic noticed this, he sternly warned me to get myself DISCIPLINE. That’s all what kept me here. Dr Simon Brown, a friend who left me wondering that there is more in Biomedical Science than life, and if I studied Health Science I would help others. Dr Frank Madill told me that pathology could be wiped out if there were more health professionals. Oh yes, if you have not met Lesley Harrison, please do as soon as possible because she is the enzyme that will put a smile on your face.