FACRRM Dr Louis Peachey is a strong advocate for growing the number of Indigenous women in rural medicine, explaining – “in general, Indigenous women have double the academic achievement of Indigenous men. ACRRM currently have five Indigenous men with FACRRMs and so we should have at least ten Indigenous women with FACRRMS, however we only have one, the amazing Dr Sarah McEwan. Unsurprisingly, if one asks our Indigenous FACRRMs what was the most important support to have during training, most will speak of their mentors.
At last year’s RMA Conference, there were a number of Indigenous women who are rising stars, and I’d like to encourage more people to reach out to their younger Indigenous sisters in the profession and encourage them to explore medicine. ie ‘You cannot be, what you cannot see’.