About Dr Emily Harrison

Dr Emily Harrison grew up in rural Victoria, and after exposure to a number of scientific disciplines during a science degree, decided that medicine might be a career for her.

She completed her MBBS as part of the first rural cohort at Deakin University, and this experience, along with having observed doctors working as Rural Generalists in her hometown (including her mum), confirmed her long-term plans to be a rural doctor.

The ACRRM Fellowship program with an Advanced Specialised Training (AST) in Emergency Medicine equipped Emily with the skills to provide rural generalist medicine to rural and remote communities.

Emily is currently the Emergency Department Clinical Lead at Swan Hill Distract Health and enjoys building a strong culture of supervision and education for doctors in training, and being an advocate for doctor wellbeing in rural and remote areas.