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Dr Lydia Pitcher

MBBS (Hons) FRACP FRCPA BMedSc Co-Convenor, AFMW Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Program. Vice President, Australian Federation of Medical Women Inc 2018-2022. Past President, Queensland Medical Women's Society 2016-2019.

QMWS100: Counting Down to 100 Years – Meeting Updates!

At our third meeting of QMWS 100: Counting Down to 100 Years, Dr Lydia Pitcher, Dr Kathryn Mainstone, Dr Chloe Hang and Dr Barbara Woodhouse continued to explore the rich history preserved in the QMWS archives. Our next meeting will be on the 3rd of September 2024 at 1 pm, in the Emeritus Professor Mary Mahoney Boardroom, Herston Mayne Medical School. We invite all interested members to join us as we plan activities and timelines for the celebration. To join us, please contact Dr. Lydia Pitcher, the Sponsorship/Bursary team lead, at [email protected].

2024 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Program

The Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Program, inaugurated in 2021 and now in its 4th year, is one component of a broader Project of the AFMW – to advance the parity of representation of First Nations Peoples in the Australian medical workforce, and in its leadership. In 2024, the AFMW is offering up to four bursaries for this purpose, each valued at $1250, with the awards to be announced in NAIDOC Week in July 2024. Please apply by Monday 1 July 2024 by either downloading the application form then emailing the completed form with personal statement to [email protected] or apply online today.

QMWS100: Counting Down to 100 Years – Our First Centennial Planning Meeting!

The inaugural meeting of the QMWS Centennial Celebration Working Group took place this week on Tuesday 4th June 2024. Our next meeting will be held on 2nd July 2024, 1 pm, at the Emeritus Professor Doctor Mary Mahoney Boardroom. We invite all interested members to join us as we plan activities and timelines for the celebration. To join us, please contact Dr. Lydia Pitcher, the Sponsorship/Bursary team lead, at [email protected].

2024 Bursary Program

QMWS is very pleased to advise of the launch of our 2024 Bursaries that are administered through the National Council of Women of Queensland (NCWQ) Bursary Program.

Dr Alicia Veasey – 2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves recipient

Dr Alicia Veasey, a proud Torres Strait Islander woman, is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist with subspecialty fellowship in Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology (IFEPAG). She also holds a senior leadership position within Queensland Health as Co-Chair of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clinical Network. Dr Veasey is planning to attend the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA) annual conference in November 2023, where she will have the honour of receiving a framed painted stethoscope from AIDA in recognition of her Fellowship with RANZCOG. The Purple Bush Medicine Leaves bursary will assist her ability to attend this significant event along with her family.

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