CHANTAL CAMPBELL

A dedicated junior doctor currently working at the Gold Coast Health, aspiring to become a general surgeon. With a strong foundation in clinical and procedural skills, and commitment to delivering high-quality patient care. An advocate for rural medicine, and keen interest in addressing healthcare disparities in underserved areas. Demonstrating a passion for research, contributing to the medical field with several research publications and presentations, showcasing a commitment to advancing medical knowledge and improving patient outcomes.

Surgery Elective - Mnazi Mmoja Referral Hospital | Zanzibar,  Tanzania (6 weeks, 2023) 

• Completed a 6-week elective placement in general surgery, assisting daily in various general surgery and orthopedic procedures.

Regional Longitudinal Placement, (12 months - 07/2022 - 06/2023)

• General Practice - Warilla Medical Centre, Warilla, NSW
• Emergency Medicine - Wollongong Hospital & Shellharbour Hospital, NSW

Core clinical terms: 

• General Medicine, Wollongong Hospital (5 weeks, 2021)
• Mental health, South Coast Private Hospital (5 weeks, 2021)
• Breast & Endocrine Surgery, Wollongong Hospital (5 weeks, 2021)
• Geriatrics, Shoalhaven Hospital (5 weeks, 2021 - 2022)
• Orthopaedic Surgery, Wollongong Hospital (5 weeks, 2022)
• Paediatrics, Wollongong Hospital (5 weeks, 2022)(5 weeks, 2022)
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Wollongong Hospital - 5 weeks, 2022

Research publication titled: “Unwarranted Clinical Variation in Breast Cancer Management in Rural Areas.” The abstract peer reviewed and awarded oral presentations at:

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Conference | Christchurch, New Zealand | May 6 – 10th, 2024
• 2023 Inaugural Shoalhaven Rural Health Research Conference |Shoalhaven, NSW | March 17th, 2023

• Campbell, Chantal, Davis, Kimberley, Costelloe, Rebekah, Song, Ting, Fylyk, Glaucia, Yu, Ping, Craig, Steven, Causes of unwarranted variation in breast cancer management in regional and rural areas, ANZ J. Surg The Breast - CONFERENCE PAPER, 2024
• Song, Ting, Davis, Kimberley, Costelloe, Rebekah, Yu, Ping, Campbell, Chantal, Fylyk, Glaucia, Craig, Steven, The importance of timely multidisciplinary teams involvement in breast cancer care, CONFERENCE PAPER, 2024
• Lower, Kirk, Lin, Jia, Jenkin, Deanne, Campbell, Chantal, Seth, Ishith, Morris, Mathew, Adie, Sam, A Comparison of Quality and Readability of ChatGPT-4 generated and Human-generated Patient Education Materials for Total Knee Arthroplasty, Under review – Indian Journal of orthopaedics, 2024

OSCE Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Leader, Graduate School of Medicine, UOW (2022 - 2023) 

• Design and conducted weekly OSCE tutoring sessions for second and third-year medical students. Providing guidance and support to medical students in their clinical skills training. Encouraged and shared knowledge within my scope of expertise.

Anatomy Dissections Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Medicine, UOW (2022 - 2023)

• Offered the position of teaching assistant for second-year medical students during their cadaveric dissections. Assisted with anatomy and clinical knowledge as well as dissecting skills, conducting three weekly sessions.

Head Organizer – Women in Surgery Gala, Society for Wollongong Women in Medicine (SWWIM), 08/2022 - 03/2023,

• Spear-headed UOW's largest surgical event in recent years, the Women in Surgery Gala. Aimed to inspire and enable medical students and junior doctors to pursue their surgical ambitions. Brought together 3 renown surgeons and more than 70 attendees for a night of inspiring talks.

UOW Cadaver Anatomy Lab, Wollongong, NSW (2022 - 2023)

• Volunteer in the anatomy lab on a weekly basis to dissect cadaver specimens. Reinforce my understanding of anatomy and gain practical dissecting skills.

Competitive long-distance runner (2019 - PRESENT)

• Competitive marathon (42.2km) runner with a personal best time of 3h and 34min.
• 2nd place female at the Orange Running Festival Marathon 2023.
• 1st place female in the Shoalhaven Summit Ultra Trail (47km, 1.2km elevation gain)
• 10th place female in the Noosa Heads Ultra Trail (50km, 900m elevation gain)

Ride for Brain Research in Honour of Deceased Father (2020)

• My sister and I cycled 320km over the course of 4 days and raised $61,000 for brain research. We did it in honour of our father who passed away after a 10-year battle with a rare brain disease.

• Dean’s Merit Honour (Excellent Standing; Top 10%)
• Dean’s Honour Roll (Over 80% average grade)

Dr. Timothy Young, General Medicine Consultant (Robina Hospital) - timothy.young@health.qld.gov.au

Dr. Tung Vu, Paediatrics Consultant (GCUH) - tung.vu@health.qld.gov.au