New members for Queensland chapter of Medical Board of Australia

Published Friday, 16 December, 2016 at 01:00 PM

Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services
The Honourable Cameron Dick

Experienced public health administrator Dr Susan O’Dwyer will lead a new-look Queensland Board of the Medical Board of Australia (QBMBA).

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick today announced nine new members had been appointed to the 12-person board, which oversees medical registrations and complaints about practitioners.

The Minister said Dr O’Dwyer, the Executive Director of Medical Services at Metro South Hospital and Health Service, had been appointed as the new Chair of the QBMBA.

“The new board boasts a wealth of experience and is strong in diversity,” Mr Dick said.

“Seven members are clinicians, including Dr O’Dwyer as the Chair, and the remaining five are highly respected professionals from fields such as nursing, social work and health education.

“I look forward to working closely with this board to ensure Queensland continues to have a world-class health sector.”

The new QBMBA members are:

  • Dr Susan O’Dwyer (practitioner member and Chair);
  • Dr Cameron Bardsley (practitioner member);
  • Dr Philip Richardson (practitioner member);
  • Dr Patrick Clancy (practitioner member);
  • Dr Robert Ivers (practitioner member);
  • Adjunct Associate Professor Susan Young (community member);
  • Ms Christine Gee (community member);
  • Professor Eleanor Milligan (community member); and
  • Mr George Seymour (community member).

Today’s announcement follows the appointment of Ms Megan Shannessy, Dr Genevieve Goulding and Dr Maria Ho to the board in August.

The role of the Medical Board of Australia is to:

  • register medical practitioners and medical students 
  • develop standards, codes and guidelines for the medical profession 
  • investigate notifications and complaints about medical practitioners 
  • where necessary, conduct panel hearings and refer serious matters to Tribunal hearings 
  • assess international medical graduates who wish to practise in Australia, and 
  • approve accreditation standards and accredited courses of study.

The National Board is supported by boards in each state and territory. They have the delegated powers to make individual registration and notification (complaints) decisions, based on the national policies and standards set by the National Board.

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