Dr Jonathan Larach
General Practitioner
BMedSci
About Dr Jonathan
Dr Jon Larach completed a Bachelor of Science with first class honours in physiology from the University of Sydney and completed his medical degree at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney. He has completed a certificate of emergency medicine with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, and has a keen interest in procedures and musculoskeletal medicine. Dr Jon is an Associate Clinical Lecturer at Macquarie University and has published or presented work at medical conferences in medical education, neurology and obstetrics and gynaecology.
| Feb 23 – Feb 24 | Midway Family Medical | General Practitioner |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 – Feb 23 | Network 6 | Medical Officer |
| Jun-21 – Present | Macquarie University | H. Clinical Associate Lecturer |
| Jan 20 – Nov 20 | U. of Notre Dame | Anatomy Tutor |
| Jun-13 – Jan 2021 | Mater Hospital | Operating Theatre Orderly |
| Jan-16 – Jun-17 | Sydney University | Research Assistant |
| Jan-13 – Mar-15 | Sydney University | Physiology Tutor |
Hospital Experience
Junior Medical Officer (2021/22): NSW Health Network 6
- Term 1 – Geriatric Medicine, Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH)
- Term 2 – Neurology, Sydney Adventist Hospital
- Term 3 – Orthopaedic Surgery, Hornsby Hospital
- Term 4 – Relief/Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, NBH
- Term 5 – Emergency Medicine, NBH
Resident Medical Officer (2022/23): NSW Health Network 6
- Term 1 – Emergency Medicine, Hornsby Hospital (mixed Adults and Paediatrics)
- Term 2 – Emergency Medicine, Hornsby Hospital (mixed Adults and Paediatrics)
- Term 3 – Emergency Medicine, Hornsby Hospital (+ 2 weeks relief)
- Term 4 – Emergency Medicine, NBH (mixed Adults and Paediatrics)
- Term 5 – Emergency Medicine, Hornsby Hospital (mixed Adults and Paediatrics)
Skills
- Competent in all skills completed in the emergency medicine procedural logbook (basic airway skills, simple plasters, simple suturing, removal of superficial foreign bodies, closed reduction of distal digit fractures/dislocations, vaccinations, IM injections, ultrasound guided cannulation and administration of antibiotics, and others)
- Competent in risk management, prioritisation of patients, detecting red flags of serious illness, carrying out initial focused assessments of undifferentiated patients, delivering safe patient care – assessed in both the EMC and ALS2
Publications/Presentations/Concerences/Audits
- Goubar T, Larach J, Hindmarch J, Bownes S, et al., (2021), “A Pragmatic approach to effective anatomy teaching and learning to medical students: a ten-year experience using evidence-based principles,” MedEdPublish, 10 (1), 147. https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2021.000147.1
- Mater Hospital, Anaesthetics Epidural Audit (2021-22)
- Mallat G, Quartararo M, Larach J., (2020), “Bilateral Salphingo-Oophrectomy at the time of hysterectomy for benign condition: Patterns and factors influencing procedure rate.” Wagga WaggA Jounral of Medicine, https://doi.org/10.37912/WaggaJOM.0401.17
- Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting (May, 2023). Poster Presentation: Headache with concurrent eagle’s ‘jugular’ syndrome, contrasting outcomes to vascular interventional treatment: a case series.
Awards and Academic Merit
- Nominated for: Excellence in Teaching Award “Rotating Doctor” at Northern Beaches Hospital Clinical School - MQ (2021)
- 1st Place, Population and Public Health (2020 – final year medical school: UNDA)
- Dean’s Letter of Commendation – UNDA (Medicine) (2020)
- Summer research scholarship – UNDA (Medicine) (2017/18) and (2018/19)
Volunteering
- Honorary Clinical Associate Lecturer (2021-Present) – Created and managed the “Internship Readiness Program” co-ordinating JMOs teaching final year Macquarie University Medical Students
- St Vincent De Paul Society “Buddies Days” (2018)
- Founder, Artistic Director and Head Manager of Sydney University’s Improv Circus (Jan-14 – Jan-17)