Product Overview
In this ground-breaking six-part observational documentary series, Our Medicine shines a light on the lives and workplaces of First Nations doctors, nurses, paramedics and health workers, as well as to traditional healers and cultural ceremonies. Cameras are offered intimate access to emergency medical services and frontline call-outs, emotional patient journeys and high-stakes decision-making.
From the early days of colonisation and still continuing today, many First Nations peoples have been locked in a tragic cycle of poor health outcomes. Life expectancy is currently around eight years lower for First Nations Peoples in Australia compared to non-Indigenous Australians, largely due to higher incidences of chronic diseases, respiratory diseases, heart diseases, diabetes and kidney diseases. Our Medicine tackles this difficult but critically important subject matter through the eyes of our key participant medical practitioners, employing humour, candid moments, blunt honesty and emotional journeys of transformation as each practitioner pursues their calling.
Please note that this study guide provides learning activities which focus on episodes 1–3.
Curriculum Links
Our Medicine is suitable for students from Year 7 upwards. This guide provides information and suggestions for learning activities in HASS, Science, Health and PE, English, Science and Media, as well as VET courses related to Community Services. It may also be used as a supplementary text for Career Education, and the development of Australian Curriculum general capabilities: Personal and Social Capability and Ethical Understanding.
