Canberra turned on gorgeous weather for the lakeside Fun Run this year, and our team from MWS ACT & Region donned various shades of pink, purple and teal (the Mother’s Day event now supports both breast and ovarian cancer research) to walk/run the 5km along lake Burley Griffin.
The Medical Women’s Society of the ACT held its annual sports event on the 19th April 2026 on the picturesque croquet lawns of the Hyatt Hotel Canberra, where a wonderful group of members gathered for an afternoon of play, connection, and wellbeing. View photo gallery.
The Medical Women’s Society of the ACT hosted a vibrant International Women’s Day cocktail event 10 March 2026, bringing together the medical community. View photo gallery.
On 15 February 2026, the Canberra community came together to celebrate the retirement of Dr Clara Tuck Meng Soo, marking the close of an extraordinary 35-year career in general practice.
[EVENT RECAP] The Medical Women’s Society of the ACT and Region held its 2026 Planning Meeting with productive and constructive discussion on 1st February 2026.
[EVENT RECAP] Medical Women’s Society of the ACT and Region recently had an education night on healthcare delivery in low-resource settings on 5th Aug 2025 which was very well received within the local medical women community.
[EVENT RECAP] Medical Women’s Society of the ACT and Region held their annual cocktail party in the spacious garden of committee member Karen Bisley on Wednesday evening 12 March. Beautiful balmy weather, pizzas straight from the oven, and a stellar gathering of medical women ranging from first year students to retirees made for a wonderful chance to network and forge new friendships.
There was more to Celebrate on 31 October than Halloween! The local Medical Women Assembled (no black hats or cats I promise!) at EQ to Celebrate the Achievements of our colleagues at a sumptuous dinner punctuated by presentations. See photos from this recent MWS ACT & Region event.
Café Stepping Stone catered for a recent ACT & Region MWS Dinner meeting featuring an inspirational Medical woman, Dr Barbara Orchard. Barbara has had a varied career culminating as a Public Health Physician in Canberra.
Here’s a recap of last weekend’s MWS ACT & Region Ski weekend. “I highly recommend any Australian Federation of Medical Women member attend next year’s conference on the weekend of August the 8th! Reach out to express your interest now!” Dr Sarah Coll
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