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Dr Paul Allin was born in Zanzibar and spent his childhood in East Africa and then Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where he served in the Rhodesian Army on and off for five years. He qualified as a doctor at the University of Rhodesia, after which he joined the Anglo American Corporation at the Wankie Colliery Hospital before moving to South Africa. Initially working in their trauma hospitals on the gold mines, he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a regional health service manager with AngloGold.
In 2000, Paul emigrated from South Africa to Australia, where he now works as a general practitioner. He is a clinical associate professor at the University of Wollongong Graduate Medical School with a passion for teaching medical students and registrars. He has had an interest in philosophy and self-improvement since his teenage years. Paul is married to Anneliese. They have two daughters.
