My name is Steven Cable and I am a proud Noongar Man with connection to Narrogin in Western Australia. Growing up I always envisioned myself working in healthcare to connect to local communities and be able to make a difference to as many lives as possible. I started my healthcare journey as a Physiotherapist working at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in New South Wales for four years and was able to meet some amazing people. After this I decided to begin the process of starting a career in Medicine. I am currently in my second year studying at the University of Sydney and looking forward to working in regional and rural settings when I am qualified.

Through my experiences at University Placements as a Physiotherapist in more regional and rural settings (Broome, Dubbo and Orange) I have witnessed the struggles and frustrations felt by many about the lack of specialised services available and the complicated process of needing to travel to an area with greater medical service exposure.

My goal through my current medical program is to be able to gain the required knowledge and training to become a Qualified Physician in a specialty which is going to eventually benefit small Indigenous communities the most. I am still currently weighing up between a few specialties, including Ophthalmology, but am still quite early in my training and will be able to make a more distinct choice in the coming years. Once gaining a more specialised position I am aiming to help increase exposure in rural and remote communities. One of the main ways I can do this is by encouraging as many fellow health professionals as possible to work in these settings so we can help address at least part of the access to healthcare struggles a lot of Indigenous communities are facing.