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.
Ms Natalie Gordon is a Ngunnawal woman who is in her 3rd year of medical studies at Australian National University. She plans to use her bursary to attend the RANZCP Conference in Rotorua, in September. She would like to become a rural generalist with a qualification in paediatrics/psychiatry and in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Ms Megan Shuttleworth is a Yugambeh and Torres Strait Islander woman who grew up on Minjungbal country in rural Northern New South Wales. She is in her final year (4th) year of the Doctor of Medicine program at Griffith University, Queensland. Megan is grateful for the support of the 2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary, to provide an opportunity to expand academically and connect with leading health professionals across the country. Megan aims to be a part of the health workforce responsible for developing and implementing programs which are both community driven and aim to improve the health outcomes of First Peoples.
Dr Julia-Rose Satre is a Yawuru woman who was fortunate to not only grow up in Country Broome Western Australia, but also in Cairns Far North Queensland. She is a member of the Australian Indigenous Doctor’s Association (AIDA) and plans to use the Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary to enable her to attend the annual AIDA conference this year.
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