Dinesh Palipana - Streets of Your Town

Ten years ago, halfway through completing his medical degree, Dinesh Palipana's car crashed, leaving him a quadriplegic. Dinesh lost all sensory and motor function below his chest, affecting his fingers and half his arm. It took him seven months of recovering in hospital, but he emerged still determined to become a doctor. He went on to complete his medical degree, and now works as a resident at Gold Coast University Hospital in one of the busiest emergency departments in the country. Dinesh's refusal to accept the loss of his dream is paving the way not only for him, but for people with a disability around the world. He tells me on this episode of Streets of Your Town how he found his life's purpose in medicine, and that he's so relieved he didn't listen to the naysayers who told him he could no longer become a doctor after his accident.

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Ten years ago, halfway through completing his medical degree, Dinesh Palipana's car crashed, leaving him a quadriplegic. Dinesh lost all sensory and motor function below his chest, affecting his fingers and half his arm. It took him seven months of recovering in hospital, but he emerged still determined to become a doctor. He went on to complete his medical degree, and now works as a resident at Gold Coast University Hospital in one of the busiest emergency departments in the country. Dinesh's refusal to accept the loss of his dream is paving the way not only for him, but for people with a disability around the world. He tells me on this episode of Streets of Your Town how he found his life's purpose in medicine, and that he's so relieved he didn't listen to the naysayers who told him he could no longer become a doctor after his accident.

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