It seems so appropriate that the Australian Federation of Medical Women can celebrate the 5th year of the Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Program along with NAIDOC’s 50th anniversary by announcing five recipients of the 2025 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursaries.
“As members of AFMW, we are committed to advancing the professional development, education, and training of medical women. Our goal is to enhance health and welfare, particularly for women and children in Australia.”
In 2024, AFMW awarded bursaries of $1250 to the four recipients of the 2024 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Program. This week, we introduce to you, Ms Clancy Morgan, one the 2024 Bursary recipients.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Closing Soon ! Applications for the 2025 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursaries will close on 30 June 2025!
Just a reminder that applications for the AFMW 2025 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Program close 30 June 2025. Bursary recipients will be women who identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, is a Medical Graduate or in their final year of medicine of an Australian medical degree or course. Forward this on or Submit Your Application Today!
This is the fourth installment in our new fortnightly series highlighting organisations where doctors are driving social change beyond clinical practice. This week we focus on the Medical Association for Prevention of War – When Healthcare Confronts the Ultimate Harm.
PRIDoC stands for Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Conference, and is a biannual meeting of the Indigenous Doctors from 8 nations, including Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii, Taiwan, Canada, and USA. Last year’s conference in December 2024, was the first time in 12 years that Australia had the privilege of hosting PRIDoC.
This is the third installment in our new fortnightly series highlighting organisations where doctors are driving social change beyond clinical practice. This week we focus on Doctors Against Genocide: When Medicine Meets Moral Imperative.
This is the second installment in our new fortnightly series highlighting organisations where doctors are driving social change beyond clinical practice. This week we focus on Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA).
This is the first installment in our new fortnightly series highlighting organisations where doctors are driving social change beyond clinical practice. This week we focus on Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Medicine Without Boundaries.
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