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.
Our esteemed colleague and friend, Dr Laurel Macintosh OBE has passed away peacefully aged 98, on Saturday 5 November, with family members at her side. Dr Macintosh as one of our most senior members, was a trail blazer for working women and in particular Medical Women. She remained interested and… Read More »Vale Dr Laurel Macintosh OBE
Dr Sarah Jane Springer, a Wiradjuri woman from Mudgee, NSW is one of the recipients of the 2022 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursaries. At the NAIDOC Week Bursary Celebration in July 2022, Sarah provided a moving video detailing her work and insights as a medical woman as she develops her multidisciplinary skills and completes the Leadership for Clinicians Course, Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators.
Congratulations to Dr Nicole Whitson 2022 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Recipient! Dr Nicole Whitson is a Kamilaroi/Gomeroi woman whose career aspirations are to be an obstetrician and gynaecologist and to help improve the health outcomes for Indigenous women and their babies.
Congratulations to 2022 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary recipient Ms Lauren Roth, a Tjungundji/Torres Strait Islander woman and final year medical student at Griffith University on the Gold Coast!
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