I feel very honoured to have been elected by the members and I’m privileged to take over the mantle of President from Dr Nicole Higgins in November.

We have some challenges in maintaining access and support for high quality general practice care.  But I'm excited about the opportunities ahead, and what we can achieve working together in the best interests of our patients, our practices and our profession. 

Many of you have seen the range of things I've done, from being a health economist, a researcher and a health policy leader, but first and foremost, I'm a proud GP, and am very proud to represent GPs from all from around the country.  I'm grateful to the RACGP members for putting their trust in me.

Michael.