The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has announced the nominees for the 2016 Council election, with four candidates vying to lead Australia’s peak body for general practice.
The candidates for RACGP President are:
- Dr Bastian Seidel
- Dr Bruce Mugford
- Dr Ayman Shenouda
- Dr Harry Nespolon
The RACGP President has the key role of fostering collaboration between members to ensure the strategic aims and objectives of the RACGP are met.
The elected candidate will take over the role from current RACGP President, Dr Frank R Jones, whose two-year term comes to an end in September.
Dr Jones said the high calibre of this year’s candidates suggests a strong future for the RACGP and its 32,000 members who work in urban, rural and remote areas of Australia.
“We are at a critical time for general practice, where strong advocacy and leadership is essential if the profession and our patient’s needs are to be appropriately met.”
“I encourage all RACGP members to take a strong interest in the election by visiting the RACGP website to read the candidate statements and then use their option to vote,” said Dr Jones.
Two nominations were also received for the position of RACGP Registrar Representative. The candidates for this position are:
- Dr Cory Lei
- Dr Mary-Therese Wyatt
Dr Mark Miller has been re-appointed RACGP Censor-in-Chief. He has held the role since 2014.
“Dr Miller is to be commended for his commitment to leading the transformation of general practice education in Australia, and I thank him for his tireless dedication to this role over the past two years” said Dr Jones.
Dr Miller was also the recipient of the 2013 RACGP General Practitioner of the Year award.
Voting for the positions of RACGP President and Registrar Representative will open on Friday 10 June and close Monday 27 June.
Candidate statements and curriculum vitae are available to view on the RACGP website.