Congratulations to:
Professor Suzanne Mary Crowe AM, for service to medical research in the area of HIV/AIDS medicine and infectious diseases as an academic, clinician and researcher, and to professorial associations.
Dr Joanna Mary Flynn AM, for service to medical administration and to the community, particularly in the areas of practice standards, regulation, professional education and as a general practitioner.
Dr Johanna Kovats OAM, for services to medicine in rural and regional NSW, particularly in the area of women’s health. Dr Kovats is a general practitioner (GP) and has been a visiting medical officer at Crookwell District Hospital since 2004. She founded the Women’s Medical Clinic in 1993 and later The Women’s Health Cottage in 1999, after outgrowing her former premises. She also founded the Health Care Centre in 2008. Dr Kovats graduated from the University of NSW in 1979 and was “lucky enough” to do a two year internship in family and rural medicine in Goulburn to complete her training.
Professor Kerryn Lyndel Phelps AM, for service to medicine, particularly through leadership roles with the Australian Medical Association, to education and community health, and as a general practitioner.
Professor Lisa Rae Jackson Pulver AM, for service to medical education, particularly through the Muru Marri Indigenous Health Unit at the University of New South Wales, and as a supporter of educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Dr Anne Francis D’Arcy OAM, for service to emergency medicine, and to professional organisations.
Professor Maree Gleeson OAM, for service to medicine through the Hunter Medical Research Institute, to education, and to professional associations.
Dr Annie Moulden OAM, for service to medicine as a paediatrician, and to medical administration.
Clinical Associate Professor Catherine Elizabeth Storey OAM, for service to medicine in the field of neurology, to stroke education, and to professional associations.