Women in Medical Leadership

<p>Our first ever in depth interview, Bek Ledingham, Rural generalist and medical educator from Broome WA chats to two of her favourite women who both have some impressive runs on the board in Medical leadership.&nbsp;</p> <p>Lucie Walters- Lucie Walters is the Director of Adelaide Rural Clinical School. Her experience in rural medical educational leadership spans across the continuum from vocational, and prevocational arenas to medical school longitudinal integrated clinical placements. She was instrumental in developing Australia's reputation for longitudinal integrated clerkships, contributing particularly to Flinders University, Otago University and University of Northern Ontario programs.</p> <p>Lucie has worked as a rural generalist in Mount Gambier since 1993 with clinical scope during this time covering: general practice, emergency medicine and inpatient care. She currently works in Aboriginal health at Pangula Mannamurna. With a PhD in medical education, Lucie recognises the importance in educational scholarship and context relevant rural clinical research.&nbsp;</p> <p>Lucie is passionate about improving the health outcomes of rural people through the education, training and professional support of rural doctors. She is past President of the Australian College or Rural and Remote Medicine.</p> <p>&nbsp;Sarah Chalmers- Dr Sarah Chalmers is the current ACRRM president. She worked in East Arnhem Land for 15 years, before moving to North Queensland in 2019. She has worked in private general practice, hospitals and remote Aboriginal communities and homelands in the Northern Territory and is now working as an Rural Generalist in Winton in Western Queensland. She has always been interested in medical education, teaching medical students at Flinders University in the Northern Territory, and is now at James Cook University.&nbsp; She also enjoys teaching and supervising registrars.&nbsp; Her clinical interests include remote practice, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, occupations and DNA sports medic