The AFMW share the sad news posted by the AMA of the passing of Professor Dame Marie Bashir.
Dr Kate Duncan AM reminded the AFMW that Dame Mary was patron of the MWIA conference in Sydney 2001.
Vale Professor Dame Marie Bashir [excerpt]
The AMA is saddened by the passing of Professor Dame Marie Bashir, a distinguished Australian who has been described as a “national treasure and role model for psychiatrists”.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns released a statement on Tuesday evening describing her as an “extraordinary Australian” and one of the state’s most respected public servants.
Professor Bashir, who was an Australian Medical Association (NSW) member for more than 64 years, was a clinical psychiatrist after gaining degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of Sydney in 1956.
She worked in the fields of children’s services, psychiatry, mental health and Indigenous health.
Professor Bashir was named a Dame of the Order of Australia in 2014 for her contributions to administration, public life and the people of NSW, as well as her work in medicine, mental health and with young people, the marginalised and disadvantaged.
AMA 22 January 2026
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Submitted by Dr Kate Duncan AM
[Source article and image – AMA https://www.ama.com.au/ama-rounds/23-january-2026/articles/vale-professor-dame-marie-bashir]
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