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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) announces Dr Sarah Chalmers will lead the College as President from October 2020.
Dr Chalmers will succeed Dr Ewen McPhee whose two-year tenure as President ends at the College’s Annual General Meeting.
Dr McPhee says he is proud to be handing the baton to Dr Chalmers.
“This is a real changing of the guard,” Dr McPhee says.
“Dr Chalmers’ experience with ACRRM training as a Fellow, Supervisor, Medical Educator, Councillor and Board Member, makes her the ideal person to lead the College in this time of change.
“She is a passionate Rural Generalist (RG) advocate, committed to continuing to progress recognition of rural generalism and deliver the National Rural Generalist Training Program.”
Dr Chalmers, who is currently based in Townsville and working as an RG in Winton, says she will be steadfast in continuing to deliver the College’s vision.
“I am proud of ACRRM’s reputation as a fierce advocate for rural generalism and the healthcare needs of rural and remote communities and with this being a pivotal time for rural and remote doctors in Australia, it is vital we don’t take our eye off the prize,” Dr Chalmers says.
“Thanks to Dr McPhee’s Presidency, ACRRM enjoys strong engagement with all levels of government and with major health stakeholders. “His stewardship of the College during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling registrars to continue uninterrupted through their Fellowship pathway; campaigning for the delivery of safe and equitable digital health programs; promoting healthy work places, and steadfastly driving the College’s RG agenda are the hallmarks of his presidency.
“I commit to continuing the great work that has been done to ensure recognition of RG as a speciality of General Practice, and to launch the RG training program ACRRM has been commissioned to deliver.”
Dr Chalmers has extensive clinical experience in remote regions, particularly in the Northern Territory where she worked in private general practice, emergency and hospital settings and in the Aboriginal Community Controlled sector.
She has supervised and examined medical students, junior doctors and ACRRM registrars, and is currently a Medical Educator and Senior Lecturer in General Practice and Rural Medicine at James Cook University. Sarah is also a current Board member of GP Supervisors Australia.
Dr Chalmers will succeed Dr Ewen McPhee whose two-year tenure as President ends at the College’s Annual General Meeting.
Dr McPhee says he is proud to be handing the baton to Dr Chalmers.
“This is a real changing of the guard,” Dr McPhee says.
“Dr Chalmers’ experience with ACRRM training as a Fellow, Supervisor, Medical Educator, Councillor and Board Member, makes her the ideal person to lead the College in this time of change.
“She is a passionate Rural Generalist (RG) advocate, committed to continuing to progress recognition of rural generalism and deliver the National Rural Generalist Training Program.”
Dr Chalmers, who is currently based in Townsville and working as an RG in Winton, says she will be steadfast in continuing to deliver the College’s vision.
“I am proud of ACRRM’s reputation as a fierce advocate for rural generalism and the healthcare needs of rural and remote communities and with this being a pivotal time for rural and remote doctors in Australia, it is vital we don’t take our eye off the prize,” Dr Chalmers says.
“Thanks to Dr McPhee’s Presidency, ACRRM enjoys strong engagement with all levels of government and with major health stakeholders. “His stewardship of the College during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling registrars to continue uninterrupted through their Fellowship pathway; campaigning for the delivery of safe and equitable digital health programs; promoting healthy work places, and steadfastly driving the College’s RG agenda are the hallmarks of his presidency.
“I commit to continuing the great work that has been done to ensure recognition of RG as a speciality of General Practice, and to launch the RG training program ACRRM has been commissioned to deliver.”
Dr Chalmers has extensive clinical experience in remote regions, particularly in the Northern Territory where she worked in private general practice, emergency and hospital settings and in the Aboriginal Community Controlled sector.
She has supervised and examined medical students, junior doctors and ACRRM registrars, and is currently a Medical Educator and Senior Lecturer in General Practice and Rural Medicine at James Cook University. Sarah is also a current Board member of GP Supervisors Australia.