It’s 2020 and we are in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Worldwide panic has set in, the disease has begun permeating Australia, nobody can source toilet paper … and yet, there I was, blissfully removed from the chaos (with plenty of supplies) on my final medical school rotation.

Through a series of misfortunes, followed by some fortunes, I found myself working in the most beautiful rural town in Victoria. One day, I was informed a visiting specialist would be attending the practice — a well-respected, private clinician from the city.

An aspiring physician trainee at the time, I jumped at the opportunity to meet him.