Dr Rick Fielke
MB BS

Representative for Doctors in Training

After growing up and completing his secondary education in Adelaide Rick took a year off and travelled through Europe before commencing medicine at Adelaide University. While undertaking his medical studies he spent a significant part of his clinical training in country South Australia with the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School. He is currently undertaking his internship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Through his clinical exposure while studying medicine Rick has developed interests in both surgery and general practice, in particular the challenges of rural practice. He is attracted to the balance of the challenges found in medicine and the variability in practice, which allows medical practitioners to pursue their specific interests while contributing to the community.

Some of the issues that particularly concern him are those around the provision of vocational training places of continued high quality and adequate clinical teaching to students and young doctors, to ensure medical standards are maintained and young graduates have continued career choice.
Outside of medicine Rick maintains a strong interest and passion for wine, his tropical fish, and Football. Whenever he gets the chance he disappears to the bush to pursue his love for bushwalking.