College Council
The Board established the College Council in 2015 to act as its peak advisory body on strategic and cross-College issues.
As a senior advisory body, the Council makes recommendations to the Board by consensus.
The Council is a representative body of up to 50 Fellows and trainees that includes:
- a representative from each of the 26 identified Education Pathways (including Chapters) within the College
- a Fellow appointed by each RACP Division
- a Fellow appointed by each RACP Faculty
- a Fellow appointed by each of the seven Australian Regional Committees
- a Fellow appointed by the New Zealand Committee; and
- two Trainees appointed by the College Trainees’ Committee
For more information, read the
College Council By-Law (PDF 150KB).
Council structure and members
| Dr Matthew Strack |
Chair |
| Associate Professor Nicholas Buckmaster |
Deputy Chair |
| Education stream representatives |
| Adjunct Associate Professor Kees Nydam |
Addiction Medicine |
| Vacant |
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine |
| Vacant |
Cardiology |
| Dr Kathy Wu |
Clinical Genetics |
| Dr Matthew Strack |
Dermatology |
| Vacant |
Endocrinology |
| Professor Don Campbell |
General & Acute Care |
| Vacant |
General Paediatrics |
| Laureate Professor Nicholas Talley |
Gastroenterology |
| Associate Professor Eddy Strivens |
Geriatric |
| Dr William Stevenson |
Haematology |
| Vacant |
Immunology & Allergy |
| Professor Cheryl Jones |
Infectious Diseases & Microbiology |
| Dr Phillip Parente |
Medical Oncology |
| Vacant |
Neonatal & Perinatal |
| Dr Girish Talaulikar |
Nephrology |
| Professor Pamela McCombe |
Neurology |
| Vacant |
Neurology |
| Dr David Farlow |
Nuclear Medicine |
| Vacant |
Paediatric Emergency Medicine |
| Associate Professor Peter Poon |
Pallative Medicine |
| Vacant |
Respiratory Medicine |
| Dr Catherine Hill |
Rheumatology |
| Dr Fergal O'Donoghue |
Sleep Medicine |
| Australian regional representatives |
| Dr Adrian Lee |
NSW/ACT |
| Associate Professor Nicholas Buckmaster |
QLD |
| Dr Robert Van Den Berg |
SA |
| Dr Helen Rhodes |
WA |
| Dr Robert Tait |
NT |
| Dr Rajesh Raj |
TAS |
| Division, Faculty, New Zealand and trainee representatives |
| Dr Beata Byok |
AFOEM |
| Associate Professor Linda Selvey |
AFPHM |
| Professor Tim Geraghty |
AFRM |
| Vacant |
AMD |
| Professor Basil Donovan |
AChSHM |
| Dr Angela Dos Santos |
ATSIHC |
| Dr Chris Pearson |
ChCCH |
| Dr Tane Taylor |
MHC |
| Vacant |
New Zealand |
| Professor Paul Colditz |
PCHD |
| Dr Davina Buntsma |
Trainee |
| Vacant |
Trainee |
2018 Meeting dates
Friday 23 February – Council Meeting – Sydney, NSW
Thursday 4 October – Strategy Day with RACP Board – Melbourne, VIC
Contact us
For all College Council enquiries, contact the Office of the Company Secretary and Governance at council@racp.edu.au