Welcome to our first Profile in Urgent Care. In this Profile we talk to Dr Dinesh Deonarain about how he became an Urgent Care Physician and how it has allowed him to maintain a work life balance and pursue his passion for wilderness medicine.

Brief Bio:
Bachelor of Science with honours specialisation in Zoology (BSc. Hons. Zoology)
Doctor of Medicine (MD) graduate with honours distinction
Diploma in Community Emergency Medicine (PGDipCEM)
Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM)
Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care (FRNZCUC)
Member of the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS)
Clinical Director of the Urgent Care Clinic, Marlborough, NZ
Locum Emergency Senior Medical Officer
Active volunteer with the Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) of Nepal
Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) instructor with WildMed (NZ)

Advanced Wilderness Life Support – https://awls.org
Wilderness Medical Society – https://wms.org
Wilderness Medical Associates – https://www.wildmed.com
World Extreme Medicine – https://worldextrememedicine.com

Contact Dinesh – whatsupdoc@theurge.co.nz
Dinesh Deonarain – Urgent Care Doctor – LinkedIn

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