 Dr Rachel Lee undertook her GP training with VMA. She currently
works part-time in academic general practice at Melbourne University.
Rachel's role involves tutoring medical students in clinical skills as part of
the Introduction to Clinical Medicine program and research with junior doctors
about their medical identity. Her academic role also involves part-time medical
editing at the Australian Family Physician. She works clinically at a Community
health centre in inner Melbourne
predominantly with marginalised patient groups.
Rachel has a strong commitment to public health, general practice and
academic activities and believes they blend well together. In 2008 Rachel
worked for the national training body General Practice Education and Training
promoting research during general practice training, representing registrars on
several national committees and organising workshops for registrars. Rachel was
an Registrar Liaison Officer for several years with the VMA and is looking
forward to catching up with many of her old colleagues through
the Alumni network.
Email: dr_rachellee@yahoo.com.au
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 Professor Doris Young is Professor and Chair of General Practice and Associate Dean (Academic) Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Following her graduation from University of Melbourne in 1972, Professor Young completed her residency and Family Medicine Training Program (FMP) in Victoria and in 1979 obtained her FRACGP. She then spent three years in the US obtaining further training in academic General Practice and Adolescent Medicine. In 1982 she returned to Melbourne working as a primary care adolescent physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital and in 1984 joined the University of Melbourne as a lecturer in Community Medicine and in 1997 was appointed to the Foundation Chair and Professor of General Practice. In 2001, she became Head of the Department of General Practice, a position she held till 2008.
As an academic general practitioner for over 25 years, Professor Young has extensive teaching, clinical and research experience in general practice care, communication skills, and adolescent and community health. She has been actively involved in undergraduate, vocational and postgraduate GP education in Australia. She currently leads the chronic disease research group in the Primary Care Research Unit in the Department looking at new models of delivering General Practice and Primary Health Care to people with chronic illness from disadvantaged backgrounds. She continues to work as a part time GP in Dianella Community Health Services in Broadmeadows serving a multicultural and disadvantaged community.
Professor Young has served on numerous Boards and Committees including Victorian Metropolitan Alliance for GPET, Northern Health Regional Health Service in Victoria
She was an inaugural Board member of Victorian Doctors Health Program and a past Chair of National Standing Committee on research for RACGP. She is currently a member of NHMRC Health Care Committee
On a personal note, she and her husband of 32 years, another academic doctor manage to bring up two boys now age 27 and 24. For relaxation, she loves to try new recipes, restaurants, going to the theatre and the opera. Her goals will be to travel and visit new countries whenever opportunities arise and take up tennis again.
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 I am pleased to be involved with the VMA Alumni Association which aims to keep you in in touch with the VMA community.
My role is to facilitate and support Alumni activity.The Alumni program will include opportunities for both social and professional development events. I am keen to get your input into the program so feel free to email me your suggestions. The Alumni website is a key component of the Alumni and I am responsible for keeping it up to date and providing new and interesting stories to share with members. Contact me if you have any suggestions for the website, would like to contribute a story or news item, or if you have questions about the program.
The development of Chapters, or interest groups, is a vital part of any Alumni. If you are interested in setting up or joining a Chapter, let me know and I can help you get started.
We are eager to foster a vibrant Alumni community and we can only do that with your involvement. I am here to help so don't hesitate to contact me.
Email: alumni@vma.com.au
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