{"id":2587,"date":"2025-02-19T09:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/?p=2587"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:22:10","slug":"get-to-know-your-college-paul-huddleston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/mph-news\/2025\/02\/19\/get-to-know-your-college-paul-huddleston\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know your College: Paul Huddleston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flinders.edu.au\/people\/paul.huddleston\">Meet Paul Huddleston &#8211;<\/a> a Mayali\/Ngandi man born and raised in Katherine, who has recently joined the Rural and Remote Health Team as an Indigenous Engagement and Project Officer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your role and what does your work focus on?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My role as Indigenous Engagement and Project Officer focuses on The Youth Engagement in Allied Health Project. I\u2019m based in Katherine at the Katherine Hospital (O\u2019Keefe House).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where did you work and \/ or study before joining CMPH \/ Flinders?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I studied a Cert IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Care Practice at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education and graduated in 2020. 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