Presenters
Dr Robert Menz
Member, RACGP Expert Committee – Standards for General Practices
Robert has been a general medical practitioner in the inner eastern Adelaide suburbs since 1980. He also has wide experience in non-clinical aspects of medicine through organisations such as the RACGP, AMA, AGPAL and PSR. From 2001–2014 he was a Senior Medical Adviser for the Commonwealth Department of Human Services (DHS). This role provided advice, education and stakeholder engagement as part of the Health Professionals Branch and provided a professional link between DHS and the medical profession. Robert was the RACGP Corlis Fellow for SA and NT from 2014–2016. He has been an RACGP examiner since 1984 and was censor for SA/NT from 1997–2003.
Dr Mark Miller
Rural GP
Dr Mark Miller has been a rural GP in Goolwa, South Australia for over 28 years. Dr Miller was the RACGP Censor-in-Chief (2014-2018), and Chair of the RACGP Board of Censors/Board of Assessment and a member of RACGP council. He previously held roles as SA Exam Panel Chair from 1997 until 2003, and then RACGP SA&NT Censor. Mark has trained general practice registrars for more than 25 years. He has supervised over 30 general practice registrars and enjoys the vibrancy they add to clinical practice. Mark has provided tuition and mentoring to IMGs commencing general practice in Australia. Mark was awarded the RACGP Australian GP of the Year Award (2013) in recognition of his outstanding commitment to the profession and received a 25-year long service medal for rural practice in South Australia. Mark was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship (2017), the highest form of recognition given by Rotary International for contributed services in keeping with the principles of Rotary International.
Dr Farooq Ahmad
Practice Principal
Dr Farooq Ahmad is a Practice Principal at Martins Road Family Medical Practice and Madison Park Family Medical Practice. He is a GP Supervisor with Adelaide to Outback GP Training Program teaching GP Registrars. He is also a member of the SA&NT Faculty Board and the IMG Representative. Dr Ahmad is currently serving as a Board member on the Northern Health Network. As the IMG Representative and a RACGP Examiner, Dr Ahmad has helped many overseas trained doctors prepare for the RACGP Fellowship exam. His skills set includes procedural work performed in Australia, South Africa and Pakistan. Dr Ahmad received his Fellowship in 2004, and was awarded the SA&NT Faculty McCleave/Thompson Award in 2007 for his service to the RACGP. He has helped many IMG’s to attain their Fellowship.