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A collection of biographies and profiles of general practitioners, past presidents and interesting characters from across the years.
Dr Alan Alison Barr was a respected and long serving general practitioner at 173 Canning Highway in South Perth from 1948–1980
Dr Eric Fisher was encouraged to pursue a career in medicine and rose to become a President of the RACGP
Dr Ashlea Broomfield has dedicated much of her time in general practice to advocating for fellow registrars
David Aylward Game was born in Adelaide, South Australia, 31 March 1926 , the fourth son of Tasman Aylward, a bank manager, and Clarice Mary (nee Turner) Game, an ex-trained nurse
Caring, honesty, and an attitude of service, when added to experience have multiplying effects towards good practice, the opposite is also true
Guido was the oldest of six children of Alberto Fortunato Mayrhofer, a merchant and picture framer from Naples in Italy, and his Victorian-born wife Mabel Emma Allpress
The late Harvard Merrington was born in Brisbane and received his medical education in New Zealand, but marriage and medicine brought him back to Australia
James ‘Jim’ Watson was an altruistic and complex individual who served as RACGP President, treasurer, WA Faculty President and Provost
My father and grandfather were both country general practitioners in Victoria, but as a child I was not at all interested in following the family tradition
The college awarded Dr North with the Rose-Hunt award in 1994 and made him a Life Fellow in 1999
Dr Murray Verso has been a partner at the Williamstown clinic since 1977 and a visiting medical officer to the Williamstown Hospital from 1978 until the position was phased out in 2007
Dr Edmonds was a WWII glider pilot, a champion person and a superb teacher of young doctors
Professor John Murtagh, GP, educator and author of a number of internationally-renowned textbooks on general practice, reflects on his life and career
William Theodore Hodge was born in England in the village of Middleton, Warwickshire on 12 September 1859
Dick Roberts was a physician of great physical presence and generous spirit
Dr Robert Benjamin Cooter's experience fashioned him into a pathfinder for improving rural healthcare and the lot of rural Australians
Dr Geoffrey Gates was the 15th president of the RACGP (1988–1990) and the third West Australian to hold that office
Maureen Cazalet was born in the city of Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra about 100 km northeast of Poona
Patrick worked as an intern and resident medical officer (RMO) at the Royal Brisbane Hospital before taking on a paediatric registrar position at the Royal Children’s Hospital for two years
WA’s Dr Aweys Omar has gone to great lengths to provide education to children and young doctors in his home country of Somalia
The holistic and collaborative nature of general practice suits Dr Kean-Seng Lim’s methods of delivering healthcare
Emeritus Professor Max Kamien's career in general practice has allowed him to advocate for some of the world's most vulnerable populations
Mary’s contributions to advancing the status of women in medicine and advocating for children are well recognised
Read the story of the first colonial doctor to be qualified in Australia
Paddy was devoted to his profession, and in 1952 became a foundation member of The Royal College of General Practitioners
Brad took an unorthodox route to becoming a GP, a journey that exemplifies his commitment and passion to advocating for and supporting his people.
At the beginning of 2015, Associate Professor Shannon Springer was appointed academic lead for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at Queensland’s Bond University.
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