The Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine (AChSHM) supports the professional careers of all Fellows and trainees of the Chapter. Alongside other relevant College Bodies and staff, the AChSHM works on these aspects as they relate to sexual health medicine:
- education, training and assessment of trainees
- education, continuing professional development and quality performance of Fellows
- policy and advocacy
- the assessment of overseas trained professionals
- research
- workforce
The AChSHM Committee is the peak decision-making body for the Chapter, promoting and advancing the body of knowledge of sexual health medicine within the College.
For more information, read the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine By-law (PDF).
Members
AChSHM Committee
Clinical Professor Louise Owen, Chair and AChSHM President
Associate Professor Vincent Cornelisse, President-elect
Dr Swaminathan Balasubramanian, Chair, Training Program Committee – Sexual Health Medicine
Dr Timothy Bromley, Policy and Advocacy Lead
Dr Stephanie Bond, Committee Member
Dr Rose Forster, Aotearoa New Zealand Representative
Dr Manoji Gunathilake, Committee Member
Dr Hardeep Kaur Kang, Committee Member
Dr Jane Kennedy, NZSHS representative
Dr Yen Li Lim, Committee Member
Dr Ethan MacMinn, Trainee Representative
Dr Angela Smith, ASHM Representative
Training Program Committee (TPC) – Sexual Health Medicine
Dr Swaminathan Balasubramanian, Chair, Coordinator of Advanced Training, Accreditation Lead, AChSHM Committee Representative
Dr Siobhan Bourke, Appointed Member
Dr Lauren Finlay, Mock Exam Co-Lead
Dr Eleanor Freedman, Appointed Member
Dr Eva Gregory, NZ Representative
Dr Joanne Peel, Co-Lead for the Coordinator of Advanced Training, Co- Lead of Accreditation, Logbook Lead, Mock Exam Co-Lead
Dr Jane Shapiro, Co-Lead Curricula Renewal, Lead for OTP, Lead on applications outside of Australasia
Dr Thwe Wai, Advanced Trainee Representative