RACGP 54th Council
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is governed by the RACGP Council comprising President, Censor-in-Chief, the Chair of each state/territory faculty, Chair of the National Rural Faculty, Chair of the National Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, a general practice Registrar Representative, and any additional members co-opted by Council to the extent allowable under the RACGP Constitution. Council meets monthly, alternating between teleconference and face to face meetings. To contact an RACGP Council member or to provide feedback on this document, please contact Rina Hatzispyrou, RACGP Program Officer & Council Coordinator, on 03 8699 0550 or email rina.hatzispyrou@racgp.org.au.
Professor Nigel Stocks BSc, MBBS, DipPH, MD, FRACGP, FAFPHM, GAICD
Chair of Council, Chair South Australia and Northern
Territory Faculty
Nigel is a GP in Adelaide, Professor and Head
of the Discipline of General Practice at the University of Adelaide and
Director of the Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network (ASPREN).
He served on the RACGP National Standing Committee – Research until 2008
and his research interests include cardiovascular, respiratory and
mental health. Nigel was trained in Adelaide, but worked for several
years as a GP in the United Kingdom. He currently practises in Aldgate
in the Adelaide Hills.
Professor Claire Jackson MD, MPH, CertHEcon, GradCertMgt, FRACGP, GAICD
President
Claire is a GP and GP supervisor at Inala
Primary Care, Brisbane and is President of the RACGP. She is a Professor
of General Practice and Primary Health Care and past Head of Discipline
at the University of Queensland. She is an active clinician in part-time
general practice and has been a member of state and national education,
research and strategic planning committees since 1986, providing a
significant and positive involvement in health reform in many areas.
Claire served as Chair of College Council from 2003-2004 and is a past
Chair of the RACGP Queensland Faculty. She has served nationally on the
RACGP Presidential Taskforce on Health Care Reform since 2008, and is a
long-serving member of Queensland’s General Practice Alliance. She
served on the 12 member National Primary Care Strategy Expert Reference
Group and provided a commissioned paper for the National Health and
Hospital Reform Commission.
Dr Elizabeth Marles BMed(Hons), BSc(Hons), FRACGP, DipEd, FAICD
Vice President, Chair New South Wales and Australian Capital
Territory Faculty
Liz is Deputy Director of the Hornsby General Practice
Unit, which specialises in prevocational education, taking 10
Prevocational General Practice Placements Program placements per year.
She is a supervisor at Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service, where she has
worked for 15 years, and which led her to develop a special interest in
diabetes. Liz was a foundation Director and is a current Director on the
General Practice Education and Training Board, and was previously a
lecturer in the Department of General Practice at the University of
Sydney. Liz is passionate about general practice training, Aboriginal
health and the future of general practice.
Dr Eleanor Chew MBBS, FRACGP, GAICD
Chair, Queensland Faculty
Eleanor is a GP in Brisbane and is the Chair of the
Queensland Faculty. She has been involved in RACGP assessment processes
for 16 years and previously held the position of Queensland Censor from
2007-2010. She has served on the Board of Censors, Board of Assessment,
the National Standing Committee - Education Fellowship Subcommittee, and
the NSC-Education Vocational Subcommittee. Eleanor has had a long
involvement in medical education as a clinical tutor and examiner of
medical students, previously at the Australian National University and
currently at the University of Queensland. Her special interests include
quality and standards in medical education, improving educational
support for international medical graduates and ensuring that general
practice remains the focal point in primary healthcare.
Dr Georga Cooke BSc, MBBS(Hons), GAICD
Registrar Representative
Georga is a general practice registrar working in clinical
practice in Brisbane and an academic registrar at Bond University in
Queensland. She is the Registrar Representative on Council. Dr Cooke is
also a member of the RACGP National Standing Committee – Education and
the RACGP Queensland Faculty Board. She has been the Registrar Liaison
Officer for Central and Southern Queensland Training Consortium and in
the future hopes to combine clinical practice with teaching and
research. Georga also works as the Registrar Research and Development
Officer (RRADO) for GPET. As the RRADO, she is an active member of the
General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) Advisory Council and also
sits on the GPRA Registrar Medical Educator subcommittee.
Mr Neil Greenaway FCA, FCPA, FCIS, FAICD
Co-opted member – Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Management
Committee
Neil is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Australia, Fellow of the Certified Practising Accountants
of Australia, Fellow of Chartered Secretaries Australia and a Fellow of
the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Neil was the independent
external representative (finance) on the RACGP Finance, Audit and Risk
Management (FARM) Committee from 2002 before joining Council and being
appointed Chairman of the FARM Committee in 2008. Neil was awarded
honorary membership of the RACGP in 2006. He is a member of The Greater
Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust and a Councillor and Committee Chairman of
CSA (Victoria). Neil was previously Deputy Chairman of the Trustees of
the Necropolis Springvale and has held executive governance and finance
positions at Medibank Private and St Vincent’s Health. Neil is currently
a consultant.
Adjunct Associate Professor Frank R Jones MBBCh, DRCOG, DCH, FRACGP, MAICD
Chair, Western Australia Faculty
Frank is a GP in Mandurah and
Chair of the Western Australia Faculty. He has been a member of the
Western Australia Faculty Board since 2004, serving as Deputy Chair in
2006-2010 and Chair since 2010. Frank has been in full time general
practice for almost 30 years and was a procedural GP obstetrician for 25
years. Frank is senior partner at the Murray Medical Centre in Mandurah,
a large multidisciplinary practice that encourages GPs to extend their
patient care skills within the practice, the local community and the
regional hospital. Frank has been a GP supervisor for over 10 years and
is closely involved with the formal teaching program for registrars, and
as a GP supervisor liaison officer for WAGPET. He was chair of the
Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) for Murray District Hospital for a
number of years, and assumed the MAC chair at Peel Health Campus during
the transition to the new health facility. In 2008, he was appointed
Adjunct Associate Professor of General Practice at The University of
Notre Dame Medical School, Fremantle. He is also a clinical lecturer at
University of Western Australia Medical School and has an appointment as
a visiting medical officer at Peel Health Campus.
Dr Jennie Kendrick MBBS, FRACGP, MPH
Censor-in-Chief
Jennie is a GP and GP supervisor in Hornsby,
New South Wales. She is currently Chair of General Practice Network
Northside. Her experience includes 18 years in substantive positions in
general practice education and assessment, with a period of 10 years in
full-time medical education, including 5 years as Assistant State
Director of the RACGP Training Program in New South Wales. For the past
7 years, Jennie has been an RACGP Censor and member of the Board of
Assessment and Board of Censors. Her involvement with other
organisations dealing with standards for clinical practice has enabled a
broad perspective of the issues both in Australia and overseas.
Dr Kathryn Kirkpatrick MBBS, FRACGP, GDipHSt(GenPract), MAICD
Chair, National Rural Faculty
Kathryn is a GP in Dalby, Queensland. She was
a member of the RACGP National Standing Committee – Education from
2002–2004 and has been involved in all levels of medical education.
Kathryn currently works part time as rural advisor/medical educator for
the Central and Southern Queensland Training Consortium. She is also one
of the RACGP nominees to the Remote Vocational Training Scheme Board,
the National Rural Faculty representative on the National Rural Health
Alliance and a member of the Queensland Faculty Board.
Dr David Knowles MBBS, FRACGP, DCH, MAICD
Chair, Tasmania Faculty
David is a GP in Hobart and shares his clinical time
between Lauderdale Doctors Surgery and GPAssist. David completed his
undergraduate training in Tasmania but began his general practice career
in Perth. During this period, he worked as a medical educator for
General Practice Education Australia and became involved in providing
supervisor and IMG support for WAGPET. He was also examination panel
chair for the Western Australia Faculty for 2 years. David moved back to
Tasmania in 2005 taking the role as EPC and in 2008, accepted the role
of Deputy Chair of the Tasmania Faculty Board and became Chair in 2009.
David is also currently a RACGP nominee on the Board of GPET. David
remains passionate about medical education, the central role of GPs in
primary care and, crucially, life balance for GPs and their
families.
Associate Professor Brad Murphy MBBS, AssocDipAppSc(Amb), CertST&D, MAIES, AIMM, MACTM, MACAP, MAITD
Chair, National Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Health
Brad is a GP in rural Queensland, and understands the
challenges of rural general practice. Brad, an Aboriginal man from the
Kamilaroi people (of northwest New South Wales), joined the Royal
Australian Navy at the age of 15, opting for a career as a medic. Many
years later, he joined the New South Wales Ambulance Service and
advanced through several levels of training including intensive care
paramedics, ultimately supervising and instructing in clinical
paramedicine. He also worked as a paramedic for the Royal Flying Doctor
Service at Uluru. Brad is treasurer of the Rural Doctors Association of
Queensland.
Associate Professor Morton Rawlin BMed, MMedSc, FRACGP, FACRRM, DipPractDerm, DipMedHyp, DipFP, DipBusAdmin
Chair, Victoria Faculty and Chair, National Faculty of
Specific Interests
Morton is a GP practising in
Melbourne and has extensive experience in general practice medical
education at all levels, including as a general practice supervisor and
medical educator. His past professional appointments include Medical
Director of Dianella Community Health, RACGP National Manager of
Fellowship Programs and RACGP Director of Education. He also held a
position as Senior Lecturer in Rural General Practice at the University
of Melbourne. He is currently Adjunct Associate Professor in General
Practice at the University of Sydney. Morton has a long standing
interest in competency assessment and training, serving as the RACGP
examination panel chair in Victoria for 5 years. His research and
teaching interests are in standards in general practice, general
practice teaching and integration, adolescent health and dermatology.