The road less travelled: Dr Southcott’s journey from Federal MP to GP
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Having dedicated most of his working life to federal politics, Dr Andrew Southcott has made a rare leap from the Canberra jungle to the more benign and less dysfunctional ecosystem of general practice.
After spending two years as a GP registrar, he posted a picture on Twitter two weeks ago that showed him alongside 30 other doctors who had just learnt they had passed their RACGP exams to become fully fledged fellows.