Dr Greg Kyle’s passion for health and helping others has been evident throughout his career, which started during his second year of pharmacy in 1986 as part of the Australian Army undergrad scheme.
“My first two-year posting was at 7th Camp Hospital at Kapooka, with the 1st Recruit Training Battalion. It was a 30-bed hospital where I ran all of the pharmacy dispensing and all of the medical supplies,” said Dr Kyle.
“And then I had two years at the Perth Logistics Battalion where I was running all of the medical and dental supplies for all of Western Australia for three services.
“The Navy ships would come in and do a complete refit. The amount of medical and dental supplies that goes on to a ship before it goes out is phenomenal.”
While Dr Kyle admits the leap certainly had its learning curves, he had the support of those closest to him.
“Dad was in the old Army reserve, know as the CMF at the time, so he was able to give me some very sage advice.”
That advice helped him progress to a Captain, and after six years in the Army Dr Kyle decided it was time for a slightly different path.
He purchased a pharmacy in regional Queensland before moving into consultancy pharmacy and the Medicines Line where his dedication to health continued to make a difference.
“If I could have one person saying, ‘thank you you’ve helped me’, I’d had a good day.”
“The other thing I really enjoy is talking to people about medication and educating them about how they work and why they do what they do,” he said.
Dr Kyle’s impressive career continued to academia, where he completed his Masters in Clinical Pharmacy and PhD.
He’s now a Research Workforce Development Officer at Metro South Health.
“My job is to facilitate and capacity build research in allied health practitioners, and I’m excited to share my knowledge in some upcoming pharmacy projects.”
In the lead up to Anzac Day, Dr Kyle reflected on his time in the Army and paid his utmost respects to the Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
“My wife and I like to get out into nature on Anzac Day, because to us, being able to enjoy this great country was one of the freedoms the diggers fought for.”
We join Dr Kyle in commemorating and honouring our veterans. Lest we forget serves as an important reminder to never forget the bravery and sacrifices of all those who have served and continue to serve.