About Dr Shannon Nott

Dr Shannon Nott is a passionate and enthusiastic Rural Generalist, dedicated to making a difference in rural and remote health.

He is currently the Rural Director of Medical Services for the Western NSW local health district where he oversees the medical and clinical management of 35 rural and remote hospitals. He also works doing primary care and retrieval with the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) and provides General Practice Anaesthetics to the Dubbo community.

His passion for rural and remote healthcare has seen him win numerous prestigious awards including Australian Medical Student of the Year, NSW Finalist for Young Australian of the Year, and runner-up for AMA’s Junior Doctor of the Year.

In 2014, Shannon was awarded a prestigious Churchill Fellowship, an opportunity that allowed him to travel to Canada, Alaska and Brazil to research the role of telehealth in delivering care to remote Indigenous communities.

He graduated from the ACRRM Fellowship program in 2023.