He went on to complete internship training in the West Midlands area working in busy geriatric departments, surgical departments and in emergency medicine. Subsequently he completed his General Practice training in Birmingham working in obstetrics, gynaecology and paediatric departments before moving to General Practice. He has worked in large General practices providing care for a diverse group of patients.

He has special interests in men’s health, old age care, paediatrics and all chronic disease management.

He was initially commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps were he served for 11 years and trained in general surgery, entering higher surgical training with membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (England). On leaving the Forces he retrained as a General Practitioner completing time in paediatrics and psychology before moving with his family to Perth.

His interests are gastroenterology, child health, men’s health, mental health, minor surgery and dermatology.

He initially trained in General (hospital) Medicine achieving MRCP (UK) in 2007. His focus then switched to General Practice and he attained MRCGP (UK) in 2009. He thoroughly enjoyed working as a Principal GP in Scotland for 5 years before making the big move to Australia.

Dr McChord special interest include: Chronic disease management, Mental health, Sports injuries, Joint injections, Aesthetic medicine.