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I have spent the past 9 years working as a doctor, the last 4 years of which was in psychiatry. Throughout my life I have always been drawn to coding. Long before I went to medical school, I was making games in GameMaker and later I taught myself how to use Unity whilst I was at university. Now that I have decided to have a change in career, I am wanting to pursue the one interest that has consistently kept me engaged and wanting to learn more.…I have spent the past 9 years working as a doctor, the last 4 years of which was in psychiatry. Throughout my life I have always been drawn to coding. Long before I went to medical school, I was making games in GameMaker and later I taught myself how to use Unity whilst I was at university. Now that I have decided to have a change in career, I am wanting to pursue the one interest that has consistently kept me engaged and wanting to learn more.

Patrick Hignell

Web Developer, Programmer, Game Developer, +3

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I have spent the past 9 years working as a doctor, the last 4 years of which was in psychiatry. Throughout my life I have always been drawn to coding. Long before I went to medical school, I was making games in GameMaker and later I taught myself how to use Unity whilst I was at university. Now that I have decided to have a change in career, I am wanting to pursue the one interest that has consistently kept me engaged and wanting to learn more.…I have spent the past 9 years working as a doctor, the last 4 years of which was in psychiatry. Throughout my life I have always been drawn to coding. Long before I went to medical school, I was making games in GameMaker and later I taught myself how to use Unity whilst I was at university. Now that I have decided to have a change in career, I am wanting to pursue the one interest that has consistently kept me engaged and wanting to learn more.

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I have spent the past 9 years working as a doctor, the last 4 years of which was in psychiatry. Throughout my life I have always been drawn to coding. Long before I went to medical school, I was making games in GameMaker and later I taught myself how to use Unity whilst I was at university. Now that I have decided to have a change in career, I am wanting to pursue the one interest that has consistently kept me engaged and wanting to learn more.

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Student at Dev Academy Aotearoa

August 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

17 week course including both in person and online learning. Learned to use HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, Tailwind, Node, Express, Knex, SQLite3, Vitest and Superagent. Produced full stack projects with CRUD operations and RESTful APIs.

Psychiatric Registrar at Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley District Health Boards

March 1, 2021 - September 30, 2025

6 month rotations in multiple specialties including Consultation Liaison and Inpatient Mental Health. Responsibilities included conducting long patient interviews, managing crises, and presenting at team meetings.

Psychiatric HO at Priory Hospital Burgess Hill

October 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020

Worked in a psychiatric setting providing treatment and support to patients.

Psychiatric HO at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

February 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020

Assisted in patient care and psychiatric evaluations.

Psychiatric HO at Royal Glamorgan Hospital

September 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019

Provided psychiatric care and support during hospital rotations.

Psychiatric HO at Palmerston North Hospital

November 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019

Engaged in patient care within a psychiatric hospital setting.