In 1983 and part of 1984, I took 14 months off from regular university study in order to work at a live-in facility rehabilitating long-term psychiatric patients in an effort to get them out of the hospitals into more of a community type environment.  I also worked for a few months over one summer holiday as a nurse-aide in a geriatric ward.

In 1989 I spent ten weeks at a 120-bed mission hospital in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. This hospital only had one or two resident doctors there during his stay, and it was a very busy time.

After doing a one year internship at a rural base hospital in New Zealand, I completed a Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the same hospital.  After this I worked in a busy holistic General Practice in rural New Zealand for six years.

In 1994 the other doctor working at the practice came down with chronic fatigue syndrome and had to take the entire year off from work. This left me covering the practice on my own and doing most of the after-hours care. I nearly got burnt out at this time, but thankfully this did not quite happen.

In 1996 gained a fellowship with the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine after attending their course and sitting their exam.

In 1997 completed a Diploma in Nutritional Medicine from the International Academy of Nutrition.

In 1999 my family and I relocated to Australia where I do part-time General practice and part-time nutritional medicine with a special focus on chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. I am registered with the Australian NSW Medical Board.

In 2000 I had a book published on what I consider is a very under-rated method of preventing burnout, namely the Sabbath. This book can be found here: Sabbath Delight!.

Married in 1992 to Lorna. Still very happily married with two children. Interests include theology, hiking, camping, snorkeling, gardening, astronomy, church history, natural history and geography. But do not have enough time to experience them all properly!

Made plenty of mistakes in my life. A healthy view of life considers it as a pilgrimage or journey. Hopefully I have learnt from my mistakes.