Co-opted Care

Dr. My Le Trinh: From escaping communism to fighting medical suspension in Australia

October 16, 2023 Co-opted Care Season 1 Episode 4
Dr. My Le Trinh: From escaping communism to fighting medical suspension in Australia
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Co-opted Care
Dr. My Le Trinh: From escaping communism to fighting medical suspension in Australia
Oct 16, 2023 Season 1 Episode 4
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This episode features an interview with Dr. My Le Trinh. Born in Cambodia in 1966, she escaped the horrors of the Khmer Rouge as a young girl and embarked on a journey that eventually led her to Australia. After excelling in her medical studies, she became a renowned GP in Castle Hill in NSW. However, in 2021, she was suspended for prescribing Ivermectin to treat a COVID-19 patient. In this interview, Dr. Trinh recounts her personal journey and sheds light on the events and challenges surrounding her suspension, including her forthcoming legal challenge in the high court of NSW. 

My Le’s website

Read more about My Le’s story: Epoch Times article; Umbrella article

Time stamps:

01:04 – Basis of complaint made against My Le and her suspension. 

17:15 – Concerns about how government handled the pandemic. 

20:30 – Culture in medicine and how the pharmaceutical industry influences practice. 

24:50 – My Le’s upbringing. Escaping the Khmer Rouge and the communist regime in Vietnam. Immigrating to Australia. 

29:50 – Memories of communist Vietnam and trying to make sense of past few years in Australia. 

35:54 – Arriving in Australia and experience of being subject to child labour. 

38:58 – Focusing on high-school studies and getting into university as a way out of her environment. 

42:04 – Being independent from a young age, gaining wisdom from many challenges, and how those already sceptical regarding authority figures looked at the COVID response. 

45:53 – Details of “John Smith” complaint against My Le. 

55:01 – Staying in Australia and why My Le is so convicted in challenging her suspension. 

59:17 – Belief in God.  

1:02:00 – Getting support and basis of My Le’s legal case. 

1:08:58 – Why My Le will not stop fighting, contrasting how doctors are treated in Asia and Australia, and having no regrets.  

Show Notes

This episode features an interview with Dr. My Le Trinh. Born in Cambodia in 1966, she escaped the horrors of the Khmer Rouge as a young girl and embarked on a journey that eventually led her to Australia. After excelling in her medical studies, she became a renowned GP in Castle Hill in NSW. However, in 2021, she was suspended for prescribing Ivermectin to treat a COVID-19 patient. In this interview, Dr. Trinh recounts her personal journey and sheds light on the events and challenges surrounding her suspension, including her forthcoming legal challenge in the high court of NSW. 

My Le’s website

Read more about My Le’s story: Epoch Times article; Umbrella article

Time stamps:

01:04 – Basis of complaint made against My Le and her suspension. 

17:15 – Concerns about how government handled the pandemic. 

20:30 – Culture in medicine and how the pharmaceutical industry influences practice. 

24:50 – My Le’s upbringing. Escaping the Khmer Rouge and the communist regime in Vietnam. Immigrating to Australia. 

29:50 – Memories of communist Vietnam and trying to make sense of past few years in Australia. 

35:54 – Arriving in Australia and experience of being subject to child labour. 

38:58 – Focusing on high-school studies and getting into university as a way out of her environment. 

42:04 – Being independent from a young age, gaining wisdom from many challenges, and how those already sceptical regarding authority figures looked at the COVID response. 

45:53 – Details of “John Smith” complaint against My Le. 

55:01 – Staying in Australia and why My Le is so convicted in challenging her suspension. 

59:17 – Belief in God.  

1:02:00 – Getting support and basis of My Le’s legal case. 

1:08:58 – Why My Le will not stop fighting, contrasting how doctors are treated in Asia and Australia, and having no regrets.