Dr Greer Weaver, from Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory, is a recipient of an Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2021 Distinguished Service Award for her significant contribution to rural and remote medicine and general service to the community.
Originally from Western Queensland, Dr Weaver started her clinical work in the Gove community in North East Arnhem Land 10 years ago and has never looked back.
She is a current and longstanding GP-Anaesthetist and Rural Generalist at Gove District Hospital, and in general practice. She has also worked as the Deputy Director of Medical Services for East Arnhem Land which covers the whole top end of the NT as part of their on-call services.
Dr Weaver has also taken on increasing responsibilities in clinical governance, policy and wider change recently, and is viewed by many of her senior and junior peers as a strong mentor and leader.
She is a current APLS instructor, regularly participates in clinical education and, among other College activities, represents her state as an ACRRM Council member.
On receiving the Distinguished Service Award, Dr Weaver speaks with great enthusiasm for her work and community.
“There haven't been many days in the last decade when I haven't wanted to go to work, and that, in itself, is a privilege.
“It's the medicine, the community, the patients, the friends, the colleagues, the stories, the place. "It hasn't felt like service, it's felt like life.”
Dr Weaver is also highly appreciative of the team she works with.
“Receiving this award says more about my colleagues and my community than it does about me or my work. “I am incredibly privileged to come from a stable of passionate and dedicated Rural Generalists in North-East Arnhem Land, and any one of my colleagues would be worthy of this award.”
Dr Weaver was presented with her ACRRM Distinguished Service Award at the virtual Rural Medicine Award Conference on Friday 22 October.
Originally from Western Queensland, Dr Weaver started her clinical work in the Gove community in North East Arnhem Land 10 years ago and has never looked back.
She is a current and longstanding GP-Anaesthetist and Rural Generalist at Gove District Hospital, and in general practice. She has also worked as the Deputy Director of Medical Services for East Arnhem Land which covers the whole top end of the NT as part of their on-call services.
Dr Weaver has also taken on increasing responsibilities in clinical governance, policy and wider change recently, and is viewed by many of her senior and junior peers as a strong mentor and leader.
She is a current APLS instructor, regularly participates in clinical education and, among other College activities, represents her state as an ACRRM Council member.
On receiving the Distinguished Service Award, Dr Weaver speaks with great enthusiasm for her work and community.
“There haven't been many days in the last decade when I haven't wanted to go to work, and that, in itself, is a privilege.
“It's the medicine, the community, the patients, the friends, the colleagues, the stories, the place. "It hasn't felt like service, it's felt like life.”
Dr Weaver is also highly appreciative of the team she works with.
“Receiving this award says more about my colleagues and my community than it does about me or my work. “I am incredibly privileged to come from a stable of passionate and dedicated Rural Generalists in North-East Arnhem Land, and any one of my colleagues would be worthy of this award.”
Dr Weaver was presented with her ACRRM Distinguished Service Award at the virtual Rural Medicine Award Conference on Friday 22 October.