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Dr
Diana Hart awarded The Order of Australia Medal
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Congratulations
to our SDrA fellow Dr Diana Hart who has been awarded The Order
of Australia Medal "For service to medicine through the
Australian Medical Association, the Royal Australian College
of General Practitioners and the Nepal Cleft Palate project,
and as an advocate for the role of women in medicine, particularly
in general practice." |
The
Australian Medical Association involvement is as Northern Area Representative
on AMA(NSW) Council and previous President of its Warringah Branch.
The
RACGP involvement was on various Committees and fostering a number
of junior female colleagues as their Family Medicine Program Training
Supervisor.
The
Nepal Cleft Palate Project: Diana chaired the Rotary Committee to
raise money for this worthwhile project, run by Dr Charles Sharpe.
She travelled to Nepal twice as the team's general practitioner,
looking after the health of the team members, helping with the operations
and looking after any of the medical pre and post operative problems.
Diana
was the Charter President of the Rotary Club of Freshwater in 1992
and has held a number of Rotary District 9680 positions over the
years.
She
has served on the board of the Hope for the Children Foundation
since 1998 and was involved with the establishment of the Northern
Beaches Family network, opened in 2000 - another Rotary project.
Diana
has also given lectures for Sports Medicine Australia, helped in
sporting events cover and been a Doping Control Medical Officer,
during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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