 The Indigenous Health Stream was an idea that came about through conversations with Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and particularly with Wununga Nimitcha which is the local Aboriginal Medical Service. The original concept was that students would have additional experience with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and get some understanding of how that could impact and be involved in their future careers, whatever those careers might be. They come in with a lot of interest, a lot of altruism. They know about the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and often they feel quite powerless but want to make a difference somehow in their future careers. It's given me a lot of opportunities to go and interact with Indigenous communities around New South Wales and ACT which I don't think I would have had otherwise. Personally I've gained a greater awareness of the cultural diversity in Australia between Aboriginal populations from the local Canberra community to the community down the South Coast at Naruma. We want all our students to be to be skilled and understanding but these ones in particular want them to have a particular interest and depth and we would love to see them continue that on and continue that work that they hope to do. The great thing about IHS is the support from the staff that we get as well as the friends we make. They are extremely supportive, they're extremely caring, they will always stop and see how you're going. It's also helped me understand from an Indigenous perspective all of the medical issues that everyone faces. The community is also building relationship and trust with not just Aboriginal doctors coming through but non-Aboriginal doctors which is really important. We really want these students, those young doctors to be very proactive and very understanding when they have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and hopefully you know to choose to work in those areas. Health is not just about presenting at emergency or being in hospital but from an Aboriginal perspective that it's holistic and involves culture and well-being and social and emotional well-being.