As part of the Strategic Plan in November 2020, I instigated a Medical Women in Technology and Health ( MedWiTH) group.
The Technology Health (Digital Health) industry is THE FASTEST GROWING industry in medicine and intersects with many sectors and industries.
Women doctors are not as engaged as we should be and if we don’t become active in this space, another huge gender divide will emerge.
Talking Health Podcast
In this “Taking Health” podcast I discuss the career opportunities and challenges that exist for women within the healthcare and technology space.
I hope you enjoy the podcast – runs for 20 minutes. You can listen here: www.talkinghealthtech.com/podcast/179-medical-women-in-technology-and-health-dr-magdalena-simonis
MedWiTH Open Forum 14 Oct
As a reminder, I look forward to seeing you at the MedWiTH Open Forum session on October 14th with Dr Louise Schaper CEO OF Australasian Institute for Digital Health & Dr Amandeep Hansra from Creative Careers.
I extend an invitation to all members and yAFMW especially to be active and involved and join us.
Kind regards,
Magdalena Simonis
President & National Coordinator AFMW
Chair, MedWiTH
Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM is the Immediate Past President of the AFMW (2020-2023), former President of VMWS (2013 & 2017-2020) and current AFMW National Coordinator (2024-2026). She is a full time clinician who also holds positions on several not for profit organisations, driven by her passion for bridging gaps across the health sector. She is a leading women’s health expert, keynote speaker, climate change and gender equity advocate and government advisor. Magda is member of The Australian Health Team contributing monthly articles.
Magdalena was awarded a lifetime membership of the RACGP for her contributions which include past chair of Women in General Practice, longstanding contribution to the RACGP Expert Committee Quality Care, the RACGP eHealth Expert Committee. She is regularly invited to comment on primary care research though mainstream and medical media and contributes articles on various health issues through newsGP and other publications.
Magdalena has represented the RACGP at senate enquiries and has worked on several National Health Framework reviews. She is author of the RACGP Guide on Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery and co-reviewer of the RACGP Red Book Women’s Health Chapter, and reviewer of the RACGP White book
Both an RACGP examiner and University examiner, she undertakes general practice research and is a GP Educator with the Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence, which develops education tools to assist the primary care sector identify, respond to and manage family violence . Roles outside of RACGP include the Strategy and Policy Committee for Breast Cancer Network Australia, Board Director of the Melbourne University Teaching Health Clinics and the elected GP representative to the AMA Federal Council. In 2022. she was award the AMA (Vic) Patrick Pritzwald-Steggman Award 2022, which celebrates a doctor who has made an exceptional contribution to the wellbeing of their colleagues and the community and was listed as Women’s Agenda 2022 finalist for Emerging Leader in Health.
Magdalena has presented at the United Nations as part of the Australian Assembly and was appointed the Australian representative to the World Health Organisation, World Assembly on COVID 19, by the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) in 2021. In 2023, A/Professor Simonis was included on the King’s COVID-19 Champion’s list and was also awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division for significant service to medicine through a range of roles and to women’s health.
