Peer Support Program

Overview

Peer Support Program is a dedicated resource to support junior medical staff with health and wellbeing matters. The program is delivered by trained junior medical staff who have volunteered to provide an empathic ear to peers who may be struggling with personal, training, work, health or other life problems. Junior medical staff experiencing any of these issues are encouraged to directly contact a Peer Supporter for a confidential discussion and assistance in finding the right resources to address the issue. Peer Supporters have received formalised training and are supported by Coaches, who are senior doctors and nursing staff.

To read further about Monash Health’s complete Health & Wellbeing Program please visit the Monash Care website available on the intranet

http://intranet/monashcare/index.html  (please note link will only work onsite as internal intranet page)

Resources for Peer Supporters

Existing Peer Supporters can access further resources here, including the contact log, and peer support training manual. Please note that this page is password protected – if you require access, please contact the Medical Administration Registrar.

Peer Supporter Resources
Are discussions with Peer Supporters confidential?

Peer Supporters are legally required to follow the confidentiality principles common to all healthcare professionals. They are trained to ensure all reasonable measures are taken to avoid identification of any person in any or all Peer Support reports and/or discussions.

The only exception to breaching confidentiality is if there is reasonable belief that the person is in danger of causing harm to themselves or others and that disclosure is required to prevent the harm.

How should I contact a Peer Supporter?
You should email a Peer Supporter below to arrange a time to meet in-person to discuss any issues?

Alternatively, if you work with a Peer Supporter, talk directly to them about setting aside some time to discuss your issues.

What issues can I discuss with a Peer Supporter?
You can discuss any issue that you may be challenging you. Commonly, people discuss issues relating to work, health, social stressors, bullying or harassment.

What should I do if I need additional help?
If you would like additional help, you can contact the Monash Doctors Wellbeing Officer (Rosemary McKemmish) on 0427 409 310, Monash Health People Assist Program on 1300 687 327, and/or Victorian Doctors Health Program on 9495 6011.

In addition, Dr Anjali Dhulia (Director of Medical Services) and Dr Abi Arulanandarajah (Medical Administration Registrar) are available to provide support.

How to become a Peer Supporter?

Peer Supporters are volunteers who offer up their time to help peers. To become a Peer Supporter a 3 hour mandatory training course (paid for by Monash Doctors) must be undertaken to learn necessary key skills required to offer Peer Support.

For further information on becoming a Peer Supporter or for any other enquiries, please contact Dr Abi Arulanandarajah, Medical Administration Registrar via email at Abi.arulanandarajah@monashhealth.org

Interns

Chia Hwa (Neri) Tan
Chia Hwa (Neri) TanIntern
Chun (Raymond) Tseng
Chun (Raymond) TsengIntern
Isabella Champion
Isabella ChampionIntern
Joseph Vu
Joseph VuIntern
Julia Lee
Julia LeeIntern
Luke Cardamone
Luke CardamoneIntern
Sukarnan Thevalingam
Sukarnan ThevalingamIntern

HMOs

Ashray Rajagopalan
Ashray RajagopalanHMO
Ashwin Sathyamoorthi
Ashwin SathyamoorthiHMO
Caitlin Glover
Caitlin GloverHMO
Charles Sparrow
Charles SparrowHMO
Ching Kay Li
Ching Kay LiHMO
Courtney Morley
Courtney MorleyHMO
Daniel D'Souza
Daniel D'SouzaBPT2 HMO
Dion Koh
Dion KohHMO
Felix Grusche
Felix GruscheHMO
Isabelle Hau
Isabelle HauHMO
Jacinta Lopez
Jacinta LopezBPT1 HMO
Jenna Lyttle
Jenna LyttleHMO
Jennifer Nguyen
Jennifer NguyenHMO
Jonathan Abdelmalak
Jonathan AbdelmalakBPT1 HMO
Karen Van
Karen VanBPT2 HMO
Ke Li Chow
Ke Li ChowBPT2 HMO
Mihiri Weerasuria
Mihiri WeerasuriaBPT2 HMO
Ming Xue Fan
Ming Xue FanHMO
Ruth McLeod
Ruth McLeodHMO
Sathya Manoharan
Sathya ManoharanBPT2 HMO
Sonia Jitpiriyaorj
Sonia JitpiriyaorjHMO
Sung -Lin Yang
Sung -Lin YangHMO
Yue - Guang Baey
Yue - Guang BaeyBPT1 HMO

RMOs

Sharoan Selvakumaran
Sharoan SelvakumaranJRMO
Julia Zhu
Julia ZhuSRMO

Registrars

Alex Chu
Alex ChuGeneral Surgical Registrar
Arushi Kansal
Arushi KansalBPT3 Registrar
Ben Cheung
Ben CheungEmergency Registrar
Cameron Sharp
Cameron SharpWomen's and Newborn Registrar
Claire Charteris
Claire CharterisEmergency Registrar
David Khoo
David KhooICU Registrar
Dinesha Goonewardene
Dinesha GoonewardeneMental Health Registrar
Fiona Pavan
Fiona PavanGeneral Surgical Registrar
Fiona Yeaman
Fiona YeamanBPT3 Registrar
James Esposito
James EspositoWomen's and Newborn Registrar
Josh Telles
Josh TellesAnaesthetics Registrar
Laura Pejnovic
Laura PejnovicMental Health Registrar
Lauren Brush
Lauren BrushGeriatrics Registrar
Laurene Goh
Laurene GohPsychiatry Registrar
Megan Ung
Megan UngGeneral Medical Registrar
Melissa Lin
Melissa LinWomen's and Newborn Registrar
Michael Tan
Michael TanGeneral Medical Registrar
Ophelia Wong
Ophelia WongEmergency Registrar
Stewart Saunders
Stewart SaundersMental Health Registrar
Tina Lin
Tina LinGeneral Medical Registrar
Velislava Kiriakova
Velislava KiriakovaEndocrinology Registrar
Nicholas Chee
Nicholas CheeGeneral Medical Registrar

Fellows

Anna Watts
Anna WattsAndrology Fellow
Eleanor Thong
Eleanor ThongMCHRI Research Fellow
Gopakumar Hariharan
Gopakumar HariharanNeonatology Fellow
Sudha Raghunath
Sudha RaghunathRheumatology Research Fellow

Consultants

Danielle Quittner
Danielle QuittnerWomen's and Newborn Consultant