He was nominated by his regional training provider North Coast GP, for his contributions to the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program and came home with the prestigous award.

"To be honest, I'm pretty humbled. I was surprised to be nominated, and never really thought about winning an award like this until it happened," he said.

"I'm just lucky that I've found something to do in life that I derive great pleasure and energy from and am pleased that people think I'm not doing too bad a job."

David used to call Joadja home and spent his high school years at Chevalier College. The high achiever has always had a medical career in his sights, but never thought he would become a GP. Three years after he made the decision to switch to GP, he has fallen in love with the practice.

"I was tossing up between emergency and physician training. The decision to choose GP training was very much about other lifestyle factors because I didn't want work to rule the rest of my life, I wanted it to fit the rest of my life," he said.

"It's challenging, always varied and I get to spend my time trying to help people improve themselves and their lives."

David's love for medicine started when he was just a child. He remembers admiring the qualities of doctors as a young kid and has used this memory in his practices as a doctor.

"I liked the idea of the knowledgeable and kind doctor whose job it was to help people who really needed help," he said.

During high school, David's passion didn't lie with the sciences, but instead for English and maths. He considers himself a "jack of all trades and master of none."

This is reflected in David's studies, as he spent years at universities with his nose in history books, his brain churning out science formulas and later on, his hands getting practical at medical school.

"I really value my Bachelor of Arts in particular, both of my parents were teachers and the value of a broad education was something they really passed on to me," he said.

"I studied all over the place, in Brisbane, Ipswich and Rockhampton to name a few and I spent a couple of months overseas in India and Brunei."

During David's national and international studies, he decided to apply for GP training in 2010 but didn't start until the beginning of 2012. It was then that he started work at a GP surgery in Laurieton. After a year, he decided to change his scene a fraction and began working at Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service.

"I expect to be here for at least a few years. I'm pretty committed at the moment to continuing to work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and am looking forward to growing my skills more in this area over the next couple of years," David said.