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From researching cancer cures to delivering babies, working with patients as a general practitioner to performing surgeries, the possibilities are endless for the dozens of medical graduates who paraded their achievements in the annual Town and Gown parade.
The medical minds of the future are among more than 5160 students graduating from the University of Tasmania in the 2023 summer graduations.
After studying for the past eight years, it` was a relief for Celine Debicki to graduate with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery this year.
“I did my paramedic degree first and then spent the last five years studying medicine. I’m happy to be finished,” the 26-year-old said.
Ms Debicki will be travelling to Perth just after Christmas to work as an intern at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
“I don't have a particular area I want to specialise in yet, it’s difficult to decide. There’s so many areas that you can take.”
Sarah Gourlay, 23, went straight into her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery after finishing high school.
“I’m really excited and feeling` really relieved to finish after studying for five years,” she said.
In the new year, Ms Gourlay will be working at the Royal Hobart Hospital as an intern.
It comes as graduates gowned up for the Town and Gown celebrations on Friday. Last week, graduations kicked off in Launceston before concluding ceremonies in Hobart on Thursday and Friday.
Friends Maxwell Sharp, 21, and Alexa Trochatos, 21, graduated with a Bachelor of Medical Research.
“I’m looking to go down a PhD route, but will see how it goes. It feels really good to have my Bachelors finished now and move on to new things,” Mr Sharp said.
UTAS deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Anderson congratulated all the graduates.
“It takes commitment, curiosity and an enormous amount of hard work to complete higher education studies and we are incredibly proud of the achievements of our students,” he said.
“The graduation ceremonies, and particularly the Town and Gown processions, are a chance for the community to congratulate and celebrate students as they begin their next chapters, whether that is contributing to communities near and far or going on to further study.”
Originally published as Gallery: University of Tasmania graduates step out for Town and Gown parade
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