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This week in the studio my guest entered the Australian Army on a scholarship to study medicine, never knowing where his completed studies and job requirements would take him. My guest spent 5 years of his career splitting his time as a doctor between the SAS and the 2nd Commando Regiment. My guest has experienced 4 operational tours to Afghanistan where he walked a fine line between the ability to kill the enemy on the battlefield and save those lives around him with the same hands and mindset. My guest after leaving the Army in 2014 has held positions as a remote mine site doctor, ship doctor, Medical Director of the South Australian Prison Health service, and currently works part time in the ER of a regional hospital in between remote medical sites. He is a Doctor, a Special Operations soldier, and an author. He’s here this week to talk about having the strength to fight his demons and return to a life that he never knew was possible until his eyes were fully opened to the world around him. Please welcome the “Voodoo Medicine” Doctor himself Dan Pronk.
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Dan entered into the Australian Army in 2001 on a scholarship to study medicine. Upon graduation he completed his internship and first year residency in civilian hospitals before posting to his first Army unit and quickly moving into Special Operations following successful completion of the Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment selection course. Dan spent the last five years of his service working between the SAS and the 2nd Commando Regiment and saw operational service in Timor Leste and Afghanistan. Dan was awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service for his leadership in combat during his second of four operational tours of Afghanistan.
Following leaving the army in 2014 Dan has held positions as a remote mine site doctor, a ship’s doctor, the Deputy Medical Superintendent of a regional hospital, and the Medical Director of the South Australian Prison Health Service. He co-owns and serves as the Medical Director for the private medical company TacMed Australia. He currently works part time in the Emergency Department of a regional hospital in between remote medical support tasks including support of reality TV shows including SAS Australia.
Dan holds a Bachelor of Exercise Science, A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, A Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, a Master of Business Administration, and an Associate Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators. He is an instructor on the Royal Australian College of Surgeons’ Early Management of Severe Trauma course, a former board member o… Read More
