Stronger
$34.39
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
26 July 2022
Summary
Stronger: A Doctor’s Journey of Resilience and Redefinition
A life-altering car accident left Dinesh Palipana with a cervical spinal cord injury, derailing his path halfway through medical school. But his spirit remained unbroken.
Against all odds, Dinesh summoned his strength and determination to return to his studies, ultimately becoming the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland and only the second person with quadriplegia to graduate medical school in Australia.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760984786 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760984787 |
| Author: | Dinesh Palipana |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 418mm x 230mm |
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About The Author
Dinesh Palipana
Dinesh Palipana OAM is a doctor, lawyer, disability advocate, and researcher. He became the first medical graduate with quadriplegia in Queensland, then the first graduate doctor with quadriplegia to begin work in the state. He was the second graduating doctor with quadriplegia to start working clinically in Australia.
Dinesh works at the Gold Coast University Hospital and Griffith University. He was the 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year. He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2019. He was the third Australian to receive a Henry Viscardi achievement Award in New York, awarded in 2019.
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