ACRRM Presidential Election
The ACRRM President shapes the direction of our College and profession, and helps make a significant impact on creating healthy rural, remote and First Nations communities.
Eligible members will receive information on candidates and how to vote from the Australian Election Company, an independent expert group that will conduct the online election on behalf of the College.
Learn more about the two candidates up for election below (in alphabetical order):
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Dr Emily Harrison
Dr Emily Harrison is a second-generation FACRRM living and working in Swan Hill, northwestern Victoria. Her mother, a Rural Generalist in Echuca, inspired her to become a Rural Generalist and join ACRRM.
Emily studied medicine at Deakin University, graduating in 2011. She trained at Bendigo Base Hospital and completed her Emergency Medicine Advance Skill in Bendigo and Echuca. After completing her training in Mansfield, she became an ACRRM Fellow in 2017. Following this, Emily worked as a locum across rural and remote Australia until 2020, when she settled in Swan Hill. There, she worked in the Emergency Department as the Clinical Lead for three years and now works part-time as a Rural Generalist in the Emergency Department and local Headspace. Read more
Dr Rod Martin
Rod has been a Rural Generalist for nearly 20 years. Born in Lismore he was raised in Brisbane and was originally a research scientist before commencing medical studies at the University of Queensland. Rod’s time with ACRRM started as a medical student in 1999. After Internship in Brisbane and St George in Western Qld, he continued on the RG path as an RVTS Registrar in Theodore Qld with Bruce Chater, before completing Anaesthetic and Obstetric training in Armidale NSW and becoming a Fellow of the College.
Rod has been a Senior Lecturer in Rural Medicine and Critical Care since the foundation of the UNE School of Rural Medicine. He continues to teach medical students, as well as serving as a VMO in Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, and Emergency Medicine, and as a Practice Associate of Health on Rusden. Most recently, he and wife Deborah have co-founded Observa Care, a Remote Patient Monitoring service company focused on addressing rural and remote health needs. Read more