New graduates at Kyabram District Health

Two allied health graduates have started in primary health, one in physiotherapy and podiatry.

“It’s exciting to have such an array of graduates this year with all different experiences who are eager to learn and further develop skills and knowledge in health care,” quality, education and risk manager Sara Pettifer said.

For 2022, the nursing cohort includes seven registered nurses and four enrolled nurses.

Liam McConnell has moved back to Kyabram after completing his Bachelor of Nursing degree at La Trobe University at the Mildura campus and will be working on the acute ward.

Georgie Jenkins also studied at La Trobe University and will start her first rotation at the Sheridan aged care facility.

Joan Solilap is a Kyabram local who studied at Charles Sturt University and will have her first rotation on the acute ward.

Nhi Huynh completed one of her clinical placements at KDHS during her nursing studies at Victoria University and will have her first rotation on the acute ward.

Cressa Vymel has relocated from Melbourne to join the KDHS team, with her first rotation in Sheridan aged care.

Sapanjeet Kour, who studied at Melbourne University and has worked as a registered undergraduate student of nursing, has an interest in aged care.

She will start her graduate year with the district nursing team.

Emma Jansen is a new graduate who studied at La Trobe University and joins the Sheridan aged care team for her first rotation.

Jessica Townsend joins the endorsed enrolled nursing graduate cohort and will start her graduate year in the acute ward.

Felicity Watson is from Mooroopna and completed her Diploma of Nursing with Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE in Shepparton.

Her previous experience as a personal care assistant will be beneficial when she starts her first rotation in the Sheridan aged care facility.

Tatura local, Kristy-Lee Ralph, is undertaking her first EEN graduate rotation as part of the Sheridan aged care team.

Sharon Whatman, from Mooroopna, has a background as a personal care assistant and she has become an endorsed enrolled nurse by completing her Diploma of Nursing.

Her first rotation will be in theatre.

Rebecca Maw recently completed a Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine at Charles Sturt University in Albury.

She grew up in Deniliquin and is passionate about rural health.

She is also working in the diabetes high risk foot clinic at Goulburn Valley Health, which is an area she is particularly interested in.

Stephanie Hawken completed her Doctor of Physiotherapy at Melbourne University in 2021, and has also completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Monash University.

She is from Melbourne and has strong family links to the Goulburn Valley area.