Associate Professor James Shaw FRACP | Chair
James is Deputy Director of the Cardiology Department at the Alfred Hospital and Head of Cardiology General. He's also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University. James is interested in research and education and has supervised numerous advanced trainees. He completed his PhD in 2001 and spent 3 years at Massachusetts General Hospital and The Brigham and Women’s Hospital. James has been a consultant at the Alfred since 2004 and is on the Advanced Training Committee in Cardiology.

Dr Heath Adams FRACP FCSANZ FRACP | Member
Heath is Director of TAVI and Clinical Lead for the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory at the Royal Hobart Hospital. He’s also a member of the CSANZ Interventional Council. Since completing Advanced Training in 2016, Heath has been awarded a post graduate diploma in Clinical Leadership at the University of Tasmania. A long-time advocate for trainee welfare and directing change, Heath is passionate about mentorship, clinical re-design and evaluation.

Dr Chadi Ayoub FRACP FACC FSCCT FASE | Member
Chadi is the Director of Echocardiography Service at Concord Hospital and currently sits on the American College of Cardiology’s Cardio-oncology Leadership Council. He is an assistant professor of medicine at the Mayo College of Medicine. Chadi is interested in quality improvement and demonstrates his commitment to improving educational standards and training experiences through his involvement in teaching and supervising Advanced Trainees.

Dr Paul Bridgman FRACP FCSANZ FASE | Member
Paul is a consultant cardiologist at Christchurch Hospital and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago, Christchurch. Paul has an interest in medical education, particularly the continuum from training to continuing professional development. He is Chair of the CSANZ Education Committee, and Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the RACP’s academic journal, Internal Medicine Journal. Paul helped write the current RACP Cardiology Advanced Training curriculum.

Dr Joanne Eng-Frost FRACP | Trainee representative
Joanne is a new Fellow in Cardiology. Her clinical interests include structural and interventional cardiology, and she is currently undertaking a PhD with the aim of developing a phenotypic electronic specification for cardiogenic shock. In addition to her clinical interests, she is a Clinical Associate Lecturer with the University of Adelaide and Flinders University. She hopes to represent the interests of trainees in the re-design and development of the new curriculum.

Dr Imre Hunyor FRACP | Member
Imre is the Director of Cardiology Advanced Training and past Network Director of Physician Training at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He is a multimodal imaging specialist, accredited in Cardiac CT and MRI, with a doctorate in Cardiac Metabolism and Heart Failure from the University of Oxford. He is interested in training program design and development and is committed to promoting best practice by ensuring cardiovascular training programs reflect modern and emerging practice in cardiology.

Dr Katharine Kott | Trainee representative
Katharine is a first-year cardiology Advanced Trainee at Royal North Shore Hospital and a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney’s Kolling Institute of Medical Research. Katharine’s clinical interests are in the fields of biomarker development, intervention, and cardio-oncology. She has produced numerous abstracts and peer-reviewed publications over the course of her training, winning several awards. Katharine is interested in improving medical education and clinical training.

Dr Joseph O'Brien FRACP | Trainee representative
Joseph is a new Fellow in Cardiology, and is currently an Interventional Cardiology Fellow at Monash Heart, Melbourne. Joseph has an interest in improving clinical education and training outcomes, and regularly teaches clinical skills tutorials and Cardiology and General Medical content for junior doctors. He is always looking for ways to improve the training standards and is keen to advocate for trainees in the re-design and development of the new Cardiology Advanced Training curriculum.

Dr Hashrul Rashid FRACP MRCP (UK) | Member
Hashrul is a cardiologist and interventional Fellow at Monash University and is completing his PhD with the Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre. He completed Advanced Training in Cardiology in 2019 and was awarded RACP Australian Trainee of the Year in 2020. His clinical interests are in CT imaging and interventional cardiology. He is also interested in improving educational content delivery and sits on the RACP College Learning Series Committee.

Dr Ben Rogers PhD FRACP | Advisor from RACP Curriculum Advisory Group
Ben is an infectious disease physician and clinical researcher at Monash Health and the Monash University School of Clinical Sciences. He supervises Basic Physician Trainees and Advanced Trainees in Infectious Diseases. Ben has been an active member of the RACP Curriculum Advisory Group since its inception in 2014.

Associate Professor William Wang FRACP FRCP FCSANZ | Member
William is a consultant cardiologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Queensland. William is a steering committee member of the Queensland Statewide Clinical Cardiac Network and a board member of the CSANZ. He is also Chair of the CSANZ Indigenous Health Council.

Dr Megan Sherwood FRACP | Chair

Megan is a consultant paediatric cardiologist at the Heart Centre for Children, Westmead. She has an interest in echocardiographic imaging of the heart. As Paediatric Representative on the RACP’s Advanced Training Committee in Cardiology, and as an Advanced Training supervisor, Megan has a wealth of knowledge about the current Advanced Training program in paediatric cardiology and how it is experienced by trainees and educators.

Dr Karina Laohachai FRACP | Deputy Chair
Karina is a consultant paediatric cardiologist at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, where she currently organises the Cardiology Department’s teaching program. Since completing Advanced Training in paediatric cardiology in 2015, Karina has had an ongoing involvement in teaching nursing staff, medical students and physician trainees. Her clinical interest is in cardiac cross-sectional imaging.

Associate Professor Ben Anderson FRACP, FCSANZ | Member

Dr Chloë-Maryse Baxter FRACP | Advisor from RACP Curriculum Advisory Group
Chloë is in her final year of Advanced Training in General Paediatrics and based in Melbourne. She's actively involved in several RACP committees, including the College Education Committee, Ethics Committee and Curriculum Advisory Group. Chloë is also the former Interim Lead Physician, Medical Education at the College and brings a wealth of experience and specialist skills in education to the Group.

Dr Bryan Mitchelson FRACP | Member
Bryan is a consultant paediatric cardiologist at Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland. His clinical interests include paediatric heart failure management and cardiac transplantation. Bryan completed Advanced Training in paediatric cardiology in 2018. He's committed to improving training standards and the trainee experience.

Dr Siti Noratikah Mohd Yusoff | Trainee representative
Siti is in her final year of Advanced Training in paediatric cardiology at The Children’s Hospital, Westmead. She's interested in medical education and planning learning and is keen to advocate for trainees with different learning styles in the development of the new curriculum.

Dr Natalie Soszyn | Trainee representative
Natalie is in her final year of Advanced Training in paediatric cardiology at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. She's interested in improving training experiences and outcomes. Natalie's the current paediatric cardiology representative on the CSANZ Training Committee and in 2018, established the ANZ Cardiology Fellows group, a forum for physician trainees to share training tips and resources and seek peer feedback.

Dr Sundar Veerappan FRACP | Member
Sundar is a Staff Specialist, Paediatric Cardiology at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and Westmead. He completed Advanced Training in paediatric cardiology in 2019 at Sydney and Brisbane. He then undertook further sub-speciality training in Bristol and London. He's committed to improving training experiences and outcomes for physician trainees. Sundar’s clinical interests are in cardiac imaging and adult congenital heart disease.

Professor George Garas FRACP AGAF | Co-Chair
George is a consultant gastroenterologist/hepatologist and liver transplant physician and a Clinical Professor at The University of Western Australia Medical School. He’s the Head of Department of Hepatology / Liver Transplant at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Head of Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Joondalup Health Campus. George is a member of the Advanced Training Committee in Gastroenterology and supervises physician trainees.

Dr Sara Mgaieth FRACP | Co-Chair
Sara is a consultant gastroenterologist and general medicine physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She also teaches at the University of Melbourne through the Royal Melbourne Hospital Clinical School. Sara is a member of the Advanced Training Committee in Gastroenterology, as well as GESA and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). Sara has an interest in medical education and training.

Dr Samuel Ellison FRACP | Trainee representative
Samuel is a paediatric gastroenterologist based in South Australia who completed his fellowship in 2021. He has served in leadership roles in mentoring basic physician trainees and running the basic training education program. He also sits on the Women's and Children's Medical Education Committee. Samuel intends to draw on his recent experience of the Gastroenterology Advanced Training program to help standardise training opportunities and improve training outcomes..

Dr Cameron Gofton FRACP | Member

Professor Geoffrey Hebbard FRACP | Member
Geoff is the Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Clinical Professor at the University of Melbourne. He’s a member of the RACP Advanced Training Committee in Gastroenterology and Chair of Melbourne Health’s Drugs and Therapeutics Committee. Geoff has supervised physician trainees for more than 20 years and helped develop the current Gastroenterology Advanced Training curriculum.

Dr Hannah Hessamodini FRACP | Member
Hannah is a consultant gastroenterologist in Western Australia. She completed Advanced Training in Gastroenterology in 2018 and has an in-depth knowledge of the current curriculum; having helped establish a state-wide teaching program during her training. Hannah’s clinical interests include the management of functional gut disorders and nutrition, coeliac disease, iron deficiency anaemia and bowel cancer screening.

Associate Professor Jacinta Holmes FRACP | Member
Jacinta is Consultant Staff Specialist (Gastroenterology) at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, where she heads up the Gastroenterology Department’s clinical training and research. She is also Consultant Gastroenterologist for the Victoria Statewide Hepatitis Program and Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne. Jacinta is interested in medical education and best practice and is keen to increase training equivalence across settings throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Professor Matthew Links FRACP | Advisor from RACP Curriculum Advisory Group
Matthew is a medical oncologist at Icon Cancer Care Gold Coast and Alice Springs Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Bond University. He is an active member of the RACP Curriculum Advisory Group, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the Medical Oncology Group of Australia, and the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA). Matthew’s interests include education, quality improvement, and clinical research. He is passionate about improving patient care through education.

Dr Derek Luo FRACP | Member
Derek is a consultant gastroenterologist at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland. Previously he was the Training Lead for the Hospital’s Endoscopy Users Group in his department. He is currently Chair of the RACP Advanced Training Subcommittee in Gastroenterology. Previously he was the president of the Auckland Chinese Medical Association. Derek’s clinical interests include inflammatory bowel disease, hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease, colorectal cancer screening, and interventional endoscopy.

Dr Sasha Mealing | Trainee representative
Sasha is a dual trainee in gastroenterology and general paediatrics, currently in her final year of Advanced Training in Gastroenterology at Queensland Children’s Hospital. With a background in secondary education and teaching, Sasha has experience in developing and evaluating curricula. She is keen to represent the interests of trainees in the design and development of the new Gastroenterology Advanced Training curriculum to help improve training and training outcomes for future trainees.

Dr Marcus Robertson FRACP | Member
Marcus is a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Monash Health and the clinical lead of Gastroenterology at Dandenong Hospital. His clinical interests include the complications and management of portal hypertension, variceal bleeding and autoimmune liver disease. Marcus completed post graduate studies in clinical education at the University of Edinburgh. He is the Clinical Dean of Dandenong hospital and is involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.

Dr Harveen Singh FRACP | Member
Harveen completed Advanced Training in Gastroenterology (Paediatrics and Child Health Division) in 2020 and has recently returned from undertaking a Hepatology Fellowship in the Liver Unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom. She is keen to contribute to the design and development of the new Gastroenterology Advanced Training curriculum to improve its utility for paediatric gastroenterologists.

Associate Professor James Thomas FRCP (UK) FRACP | Member
James is a Staff Specialist in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. His experience in medical education and training includes working as Director of Clinical Training and serving on local and statewide education bodies. James has a particular interest in trainee assessment and remediation and training program design.

Dr Paul Timmings FRACP | Advisor from RACP Curriculum Advisory Group
Paul is a neurologist and holds an Auckland University School of Medicine, Senior Lecturer post. He’s taken active roles in undergraduate, postgraduate, registrar and GP teaching. In 2013, he completed his MD doctoral thesis on photosensitivity in epilepsy. Paul is a member of the Neurological Subcommittee of the NZ Pharmaceutical Management Agency, Chairman of the PHARMAC NPPA committee, member of the NZMOH epilepsy TAG, member of the RACP CAG and helped develop the RACP Research Projects online resource.

Dr Eva Kipen FRACP | Chair
Eva is the Deputy Head of Aged Care, Education & Training at Alfred Health and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University. Eva recently completed her Master of Clinical Education. Her research examined trainees' experiences of workplace-based assessment in geriatric medicine.

Dr Louise Baird FRACP | Member
Louise is a Consultant Geriatrician at St George Hospital in NSW and Conjoint Senior Lecturer at UNSW. She was involved in the original RACP curriculum development process in 2009-2010. Louise has a strong interest in medical education and has chaired committees for Geriatric Medicine education and training for the RACP and ANZSGM.

Dr Louise Cunningham FRACP | New Fellow representative
Louise is a geriatrician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Monash Health. She also consults in private practice. In 2020, Louise was Fellow in Geriatric Medicine for the Victorian Geriatric Medicine Training Program, which furthered her interest in education and advocacy for trainees and junior medical staff. Her clinical interests are in polypharmacy, pain management and management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Dr Lucy Dakin FRACP | Member
Lucy is the Director of Geriatric and Subacute Services at The Prince Charles Hospital and an associate lecturer at the University of Queensland. She has had a long-standing involvement in the RACP Advanced Training program as a supervisor and committee member. She is currently chair of the Geriatric Medicine Advanced Training Committee.

Dr Melanie Fentoullis FRACP | Advisor from RACP Curriculum Advisory Group
Melanie is a consultant general paediatrician. She has completed a Master of Medical Education and is a senior lecturer (Clinical Education Fellow) with the University of New South Wales. Melanie is currently a member of the Curriculum Advisory Group and has been a member of the Paediatrics & Child Health Division Education Committee and Paediatrics & Child Health Division Council. She has a range of educational interest areas including innovative teaching practices that effectively utilise evidence-based and digital resources and the teaching and assessment of professionalism and professional skills.

Dr Georgette Goode | Trainee representative
Georgette is a final year Advanced Trainee in Geriatric and General Medicine at John Hunter Hospital in NSW and a conjoint lecturer with the University of Newcastle. She has been involved in curriculum redesign at an undergraduate level. Georgette has experience as a clinical teaching fellow for geriatric medicine and was involved in developing a framework for geriatric medicine delivery within their degree.

Dr Cheryl Johnson FRACP | Aotearoa New Zealand representative
Cheryl is Clinical Director of the Older Adults service at Waitematā District Health Board in Auckland. She works as a consultant Geriatrician with a specialist interest in stroke rehabilitation. Cheryl was the Co-Chair of the Adult Medicine Basic Training Curricula Renewal Working Group from 2013 until 2018. She has a keen interest in medical education and how workplace-based training and assessment is delivered.

Dr PK Loh FRACP | Member
PK is trained as a clinical pharmacologist, geriatrician and medical administrator. He has a PhD in Geriatric Medicine from the University of Western Australia. He was Head of Department Geriatric Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital for 8 years and is the President Elect, ANZSGM WA Division. PK is currently Adjunct Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University.

Professor Vasi Naganathan FRACP | Member

Dr Caroline Rhodes FRACP | Member
Caroline is a Consultant Geriatrician for the Royal Perth Bentley Group. She delivers acute inpatient geriatric care and manages inpatients in subacute and rehabilitation settings while promoting patient safety and quality of care. Caroline has experience in acute geriatric medicine, consultation liaison, stroke rehabilitation, rehabilitation post hip fracture and in older adult psychiatry. She is interested in medical education and recently completed a Master of Clinical Education.

Dr Rihan Shahab FRACP | New Fellow representative
Rihan recently completed her training with the RACP and is currently the lead geriatrician for medical student teaching of Geriatric Medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. While completing her training, Rihan was the NSW Adult Medicine Division Representative on the College Trainees Committee and the Adult Medicine Co-Chair for the NSW Trainees Committee. She has a specialty interest in perioperative medicine.

Dr Amanda Tan | Trainee representative
Amanda is a current Geriatric Medicine Advanced Trainee with Melbourne Health. She is interested in improving medical education and helping prepare junior doctors and trainees for the ever-changing landscape of clinical practice.

Professor Tim Wilkinson FRACP | Advisor from RACP Curriculum Advisory Group
Tim is Professor in Medicine and Medical Education at the University of Otago. He has a Master of Clinical Education, a PhD on the educational impact of a change to standards-based assessment in a medical course and an MD on programmatic assessment. He is a deputy editor of Medical Education and section editor of BMC Medical Education. Tim’s research interests are assessment of clinical competence and performance, workplace learning, selection into medical school and professionalism.

Associate Professor Rob MacGinley FRACP | Chair
Rob is a staff nephrologist and general physician at Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University. He's an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University. Rob’s clinical interests include chronic kidney disease, dialysis and hypertension. He has a strong interest in medical education and recently took a 6-month sabbatical to focus on renewing the nephrology curriculum. His research interests include influence of diet and novel medications on diabetic nephropathy, anaemia of chronic kidney disease and hypertension.

Dr Eric H.K Au FRACP | New Fellow representative
Eric is a transplant nephrologist at Westmead Hospital in Sydney and a clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney. Eric is also undertaking a PhD at the Centre for Kidney Research.

Dr Phil Clayton FRACP | Member
Phil is a senior consultant nephrologist and epidemiologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He completed his clinical nephrology training in 2010 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He then worked as the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant (ANZDATA) Registry Epidemiology Fellow, concurrently completing a Masters degree in Clinical Epidemiology followed by a PhD in kidney transplant epidemiology. In 2015 he moved to Adelaide to take up his current clinical role and a leadership position with ANZDATA.

Dr Liz Curry FRACP | Aotearoa New Zealand representative
Liz is a general nephrologist at Auckland City Hospital. She has clinical interests in kidney stones, CKD and haemodialysis. Liz has been involved in setting-up a new metabolic stone assessment clinic in Auckland. She has a post-graduate certificate in clinical education and is the Director of Physician Education for Auckland City Hospital. Liz is the chair of the Aotearoa New Zealand Nephrology Advanced Training Sub-committee.

Dr Amanda Dickens FRACP | Paediatric, New Fellow and Aotearoa New Zealand representative
Amanda is a paediatric nephrologist at Starship Children’s Health in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Dr Anne Durkan FRACP | Paediatric representative
Anne is a senior staff specialist at The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Clinical Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney. She completed an MD doctoral thesis on the renal distribution and regulation of the chemokine CX3CL1. Anne is the immediate past chair of the nephrology Advanced Training Committee and was previously the committee’s lead for site accreditation. She's a member of the NSW Transplant Advisory Committee.

Professor Zoltan Endre FRACP, FASN | Member
Zoltan has been the Head of Nephrology at the Prince of Wales Hospital since 2012. Zoltan’s clinical interests are in acute and chronic kidney disease (AKI and CKD), fluid and electrolyte disorders and hypertension. He is Professor of Medicine in the Prince of Wales Clinical School at the University of New South Wales and Honorary Professor of Medicine at the University of Queensland and the University of Otago-Christchurch in New Zealand.

Professor David Johnson FRACP | Member
David is Director of Metro South Integrated Nephrology and Transplant Service and Medical Director of Queensland Kidney Transplant Service at Princess Alexandra Hospital. He is Professor of Medicine and Professor of Population Health at University of Queensland and Director of the Centre for Kidney Disease Research. David has several international leadership responsibilities, including Co-Chair of the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas Project.

Dr Nick Larkins FRACP | Member
Nick specialises in childhood kidney disease and hypertension and works at Perth Children’s Hospital as a consultant nephrologist. He graduated from the University of Western Australia with Honours in 2005 before specialising in paediatric nephrology. He completed a clinical fellowship at British Columbia Children’s Hospital and trained at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. He holds a Master of Medicine in Clinical Epidemiology and PhD from the University of Sydney.

Dr Grace Leo | Advisor from RACP Curriculum Advisory Group and Trainee representative
Grace is a Paediatric Registrar at Sydney Children’s Hospital. She has a special interest in innovative medical education and is an advocate for improving learning opportunities and experiences for trainees. Grace is an Executive Team Member for the non-profit, independent paediatric acute care educational group, Don’t Forget the Bubbles.

Dr Grant Luxton FRACP | Member
Grant is a general and transplant nephrologist at Prince of Wales. He holds the following positions: member of National Examining Panel of RACP, Chair of Advanced Training Committee of RACP and conjoint senior lecturer UNSW.

Dr William Majoni FRACP | Member
William is a senior staff specialist and Director of Renal Service at the Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals in the Northern Territory and, until recently, the clinical dean for Flinders University Northern Territory Medical Program. He heads the renal transplantation service within the Top End Health Service. His work includes randomised control trials in renal and cardiovascular diseases, the epidemiology of renal, cardiovascular, and infectious diseases and Indigenous health.

Professor Lawrence McMahon FRACP | Member
Lawrence is Director of the Department of Renal Medicine and Obstetric Medicine at Eastern Health and Professor of Nephrology at Monash University. He is Past-President of the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand. From 2000 to 2003 he was coordinator of Advanced Physician Training at Western Health and from 2004 to 2008 Director of the Greater Western Physician Training Consortium.

Dr Caroline Milton FRACP | Member
Caroline is a staff specialist in Nephrology and Director of Peritoneal Dialysis at Flinders Medical Centre. She is the Regional Coordinator for the RACP Divisional Clinical Examination and a current examiner. She is an adjunct lecturer at Flinders University of South Australia. Caroline is Coordinator of Advanced Training on the Advanced Training Committee in Nephrology and represents the Advanced Training Committee in Nephrology on the Adult Medical Division Education Committee.

Dr Melissa Nataatmadja FRACP | New Fellow representative
Melissa is a Nephrologist at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. She spent time working in Vancouver, Canada as an Advanced Trainee and Home Dialysis Fellow. Melissa has published journal articles on dialysis and health care outcomes for patients and has presented her work at national and international conferences. She is currently undertaking a PhD focussed on improving outcomes and reducing burden of home dialysis therapies.

Dr Matthew Rowlandson FRACP | Trainee representative
Matthew is a new Fellow and is currently working as a nephrologist at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, NSW. He is a conjoint fellow with the University of Newcastle.

Dr Emily See FRACP | Member
Emily is a Critical Care Nephrologist at Austin Health and the Royal Melbourne Hospital and a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne. She holds a Master of Medical Statistics degree from the University of Oxford and is completing a PhD examining the long-term sequelae of acute kidney injury. Her clinical and research interests centre around acute kidney injury, continuous renal replacement therapy and care of the critically ill transplant or dialysis patient.

Dr David Thomas FRACP | Advisor from RACP Curriculum Advisory Group
David is a general paediatrician and Head of General Medicine at Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide. He completed a Masters in Education. David has been involved extensively in College committees, most recently as Co-Chair of the working group reviewing the Basic Training Curricula, Chair of the Paediatrics & Child Health Division Education Committee and as a member of the College Education Committee.

Professor Rob Walker FRACP | Aotearoa New Zealand representative
Rob is a senior academic nephrologist in Aotearoa New Zealand with extensive experience in clinical and experimental nephrology research with an emphasis on cardiovascular risk factors in chronic kidney disease and hypertension. He is Director of the Kidney in Health and Disease Research group based at the University of Otago. He has been actively involved in nephrology teaching for over 30 years.

Associate Professor Jon Ho Chan FAFRM | Chair
Jon is a rehabilitation medicine physician at Fiona Stanley Hospital and the Chief Wellbeing Practitioner, leading the organisational response to optimising staff wellbeing at the South Metropolitan Health Service in Perth. He has been involved in medical education at undergraduate and prevocational levels and is a Clinical Associate Professor at The University of Western Australia Clinical School. Jon is a member of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFRM) Council, is the Chair of the AFRM WA Regional Committee and is the lead in CPD and curriculum renewal on the AFRM Education Committee. He has a particular interest in workplace-based assessment, accreditation and the assessment of professionalism.

Dr Louis Baggio FAFRM | Member
Louis is the Director of Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Rehabilitation Service. Louis has been instrumental in the development and implementation of ambulatory and in-reach services at WWBH and outreach inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services to the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. Louis has a long-standing involvement with AFRM sitting on a variety of committees and is an accredited supervisor and ITLCA assessor. Louis is also a conjoint lecturer with the UNSW Rural Clinical School.

Dr David Eckerman FAFRM | Member
David is a senior Rehabilitation Medicine Consultant Physician practicing in the Sunshine Coast and Redcliffe Peninsula. He specialises in neurological rehabilitation, spinal medicine, brain injury rehabilitation, geriatric and orthopaedic rehabilitation. He is interested in spasticity/dystonia management, therapeutic use of botulinum toxin, stroke rehabilitation and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as movement disorder rehabilitation, musculoskeletal medicine and rehabilitation in chronic pain.

Dr Sachi Fernando FAFRM | New Fellow representative
Sachi works as a rehabilitation medicine physician, with her most recent appointment being at Maclean District Hospital. Having gained her Fellowship in 2020, she is acutely aware of issues and challenges facing current trainees. Sachi is passionate about supervision and professional development of trainees and looks forward to working in the Curriculum Review Group to review the current curriculum.

Dr Philip Gaughwin | Trainee representative
Philip is an Advanced Trainee and currently employed at University of Canberra Hospital. He holds a PhD in Clinical Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, where he developed an interest in regenerative medicine and neurorehabilitation. Philip is Chair of the AFRM Trainee Committee and on the College Trainee Committee and AFRM Council.

Dr Susan Graham FAFRM | Member
Susan has been a Rehabilitation Physician in Sydney and Brisbane since 2003 and a Visiting Medical Practitioner at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital and Wesley Hospital since 2011. She completed a PhD assessing rehabilitation services in Australia, holds an academic title with the University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, is involved in medical student assessment and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in medical education.

Dr Sarah Kofoed FAFRM | Member
Sarah is the Rehabilitation Medicine Training Victoria (RMTV) visiting medical officer. Sarah has a special interest in oncology rehabilitation and has served as a member of the Supportive Care Screening Tool steering committee at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. She has a strong interest in medical education and is involved in running the local Advanced Training program. She served as a member on the AFRM Victorian Branch Committee as a trainee.

Dr Stephanie Lam FAFRM | New Fellow representative
Stephanie completed her undergraduate bachelor degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney in 2010 and a post-graduate MBBS from the University of Notre Dame, Sydney in 2014. She received AFRM Fellowship in November 2020 and is currently working as a Rehabilitation Physician at Lakeview Private Hospital and as a temporary Staff Specialist at Westmead Community Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service.

Dr Lynette Lee FAFRM | Member
Lynette has Fellowships in Rehabilitation Medicine, Pain Management and Medical Administration and has been a syllabus developer, clinical supervisor and examiner in these areas. She has been involved in curriculum development in undergraduate and postgraduate medical schools. Lynette is currently the Dean of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators and leading the processes required to achieve a renewal of its curriculum.

Dr Rachael Nunan FAFRM | Member
Racheal is a Senior Staff Specialist at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital. She has a long-standing interest in education and assessment, she has been involved in College activities as Coordinator of AFRM Faculty Clinical Examination. Rachael’s clinical interests include spasticity and hypertonicity management.

Professor Stephen Opat FRACP FRCPA | Advisor from RACP Curriculum Advisory Group
Stephen is Director of Clinical Haematology at Monash Health and Clinical Professor at the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University. He is the founder and chair of the Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry and a Principal Investigator on many lymphoid cancer trials. Stephen is ex-president of the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand and was coordinator of Advanced Training on the Joint Specialist Advisory Committee in Haematology.

Dr Juan Rodriguez | Trainee and Aotearoa New Zealand representative
Juan is currently a Registrar in Rehabilitation Medicine based in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. He has worked in Rehabilitation Medicine in Europe and is keen to contribute with his knowledge of international curricula to the renewal of the RACP Rehabilitation Medicine Curriculum.