Dr Mike Frood
SURFING DOCTORS PORTFOLIO: Public Health/Benevolent Projects
NATIONALITY: Australian
CURRENT POSITIONS:
Locum Emergency HMO: Katherine, NT
Surf Bum, Indonesia
LOCAL BREAKS:
Too much of a gypsy!!
PREVIOUS BENEVOLENT WORK:
Doctor in G-land (several stints)
Island Aid (Sumatra) following Indian Ocean Tsunami
Sanglah Morgue after Bali bombings
Dunsborough Coast & Landcare
FAVOURITE SURF DESTINATION:
Indo for sure
SURF TRAVEL EXPERIENCE:
Australia, End to end of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Morocco
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE:
Australia, lived in Indonesia for several years, Japan (annual powder runs), New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Spain, Turkey, Serbia, Bulgaria, Switzerland.
EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE:
Education:
BA(English) Curtin Uni
MA(Ecologically Sustainable Development) Murdoch Uni
MBBS University of Notre Dame Fremantle
Emergency Medicine Certificate (Australian College of Emergency Medicine)
ATLS, Neonatal Resus
Other:
Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia
Work:
Magazine Editor (Surf Time, Indonesia) 2002
Freelance Surf Journalist (Aust & Int’l Mags) 2002-2011
Dive Master (Nihiwatu Surf Resort, Indo) 2003
Caretaker (Caves Caravan Park, West Oz) 2004
Sole Trader (Ultra Bond Windscreens) 2005-2007
Intern & Resident (PGY1-3) Bunbury Regional Hospital, West Australia 2012-2014
Locum ED HMO 2015-current