hiː ðˈɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ wɪð ɐ bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv sˈaɪəns ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, bᵻfˌoːɹ kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ɐ mˈɛdɪkəl dᵻɡɹˈiː æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv wˈɛstɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə skˈuːl ʌv mˈɛdəsən.
He then returned to university, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1997, before completing a medical degree at the University of Western Australia School of Medicine.