Introducing Clancy Morgan
Ever since I was a little girl, I have always wanted to become a doctor. I am currently enrolled in my first year at James Cook University studying Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, and this dream is finally becoming a reality.
I am a Biri woman, born and raised in rural North Queensland. My family has strong ties to the mining communities within the Bowen Basin and this is where I would like to eventually work as a rural GP. My career goal is to build trust in the healthcare system by connecting to communities and improving health outcomes for rural and Indigenous people.
I am grateful for receiving this Bursary, as it will help ease the financial burden that both myself and my parents have in supporting me at university. Attending the NCWQ 2024 Bursary Program Presentation will provide me with the opportunity to connect with many like-minded women in the health profession.
Congratulations Clancy!
Acknowledgements
QMWS and Mater, as part of their commitment to reconciliation and the Makarrata Commission would like to encourage and empower a female medical graduate who identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, to further their medical career and/or leadership aspirations. This bursary is one step in a broader goal of the QMWS and Mater – to advance the parity of representation of First Nations Peoples in the Australian medical workforce, and in its leadership.
Mater and QMWS would like to learn from their experiences, and as such. Feedback after the event would be greatly appreciated but is not required. It is hoped that the recipient of the Bursary will also receive financial and non-financial benefits through their connection with this Bursary and QMWS, such as mentoring and engagement with a diversity of medical women and their interests.
This bursary is intended for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander woman who is enrolled in an Australian medical degree or course or is a recent Medical Graduate.
The bursary will provide the recipient with a financial contribution to attend an event to enable professional development, recognition, networking academic advancement, and leadership opportunity, with a focus on issues related to Indigenous Medicine and Education, Women in Medicine, Ethics, Leadership and/or Governance
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