Our educators
Our educators are highly experienced and passionate GPs
Our medical educators are available to mentor our GP registrars. They provide ongoing guidance through regular meetings with small groups of registrars. Our registrars learn general practice through hands-on training with GP supervisors.
Medical educators
Dr John Buckley
Director of Training
Dr John Buckley is a passionate GP and educator. He wants to instil an energy in future GPs to do great work with continual vigour.
Dr Rebecca Lock
Acting Director of Education
In addition to being the Acting Director of Education, Dr Rebecca Lock looks after Core Programs and is the District Medical Education Coordinator for the Gold Coast District. She also conducts medical education advisory work and examines for RACGP.
Dr Mike Hurley
Associate Director Medical Education – Rural
Meet Dr Mike Hurley, medical educator and GP specialising in anaesthetics and emergency. He also has the opportunity to work with his wife, Dr Jaime Hurley.
Dr Amelia Duhs
Assistant Director Medical Education – Corporate
Dr Amelia Duhs balances medical education with general practice at Spring Hill Medical Centre in Brisbane and motherhood. She’s passionate about mental health and women’s health.
Brisbane North District
Dr Danielle James
District Medical Education Coordinator – Brisbane North District
Dr Danielle James enjoys changing lives via medicine and says that being a GP was the right move for her.
Dr Cathy Lee
Assistant District Medical Educator – Brisbane North, Brisbane South and Gold Coast
Brisbane based GP, Dr Cathy Lee says balance is the key.
Dr Karen Savery
Medical Educator – Brisbane North District (Inner Brook Education Hub)
Meet Dr Karen Savery, a Brisbane-based assistant medical educator and GP who conducts medical education with the Hospital and Health Service in Carseldine.
Dr Kathie James
Medical Educator – Brisbane North District (Inner Northern S Hub)
Meet Dr Kathie James, an Ashgrove-based GP with over 25 years’ experience. She’s also one of GPTQ’s newest assistant medical educators.
Dr Kate Krimmer
Medical Educator – Brisbane North District (Inner Billabong Hub)
Dr Kate Krimmer works as a GP in the North Metro area and is one of GPTQ’s newest medical educators.
Dr Lai Shan Lowe
Assistant Medical Educator – Brisbane North District
(Inner Billabong Hub)
Brisbane-based GP Lai Shan Lowe is passionate about helping registrars hone their communication, patient connection and clinical reasoning skills.
Dr Ruchika Luhach
Assistant Medical Educator – Brisbane North District
While Dr Ruchika Luhach is new to Queensland and GPTQ, she’s keen to put over a decade’s worth of medical experience to use as she supports Registrars in the Brisbane North district.
Brisbane South District
Dr Scott Preston
District Medical Education Coordinator – Brisbane South
Dr Scott Preston, GP, Stafford, and Medical Educator / District Coordinator Brisbane South, talks about his role as a GP and medical educator.
Dr Nimalan Subramaniam
Assistant Medical Educator – Brisbane South District (Central Hub)
Dr Erin Waters
Medical Educator – Brisbane South District (Eastern Hub)
Hospital Liaison Officer & Hospital Medical Educator
With special interests in family medicine and youth mental health, Brisbane-based GP Dr Erin Waters loves helping registrars finesse their clinical reasoning skills.
Dr Brendan Triggs
Medical Educator – Brisbane South District (Western Hub)
Brisbane GP Dr Brendan Triggs enjoys diagnosing and practising a variety of medicine.
Dr Sarah Kay
Medical Educator – Brisbane South District
(Western Hub)
Dr Ivan Lim
Assistant Medical Educator – Brisbane South District (Western Hub)
Medical Educator – Rural Exam Preparation
Gold Coast District
Dr Katrina McLean
Medical Educator – Gold Coast District (North Hub)
With diverse experience as a GP in both New Zealand and Australia, Dr Katrina McLean enjoys supporting Registrars in the Gold Coast District, finding their beachside coffee-fuelled teaching sessions to be the best part of her week.
Dr Liz Fitzmaurice
Assistant Medical Educator – Gold Coast District
With a breadth of medical education experience, Gold Coast-based GP Dr Liz Fitzmaurice believes it’s a privilege to teach the next generation of primary care professionals.
Darling Downs & West Moreton District
Dr Kate Wallis
District Medical Education Coordinator – Darling Downs & West Moreton (RACGP)
Toowoomba-based GP and medical educator, Dr Kate Wallis shares her journey to becoming a GP.
Dr Jaime Hurley
District Medical Education Coordinator – Darling Downs & West Moreton (ACRRM)
Dr Jaime Hurley, a GP with special skills in obstetrics talks about the importance of reopening maternity services at Beaudesert Hospital.
Dr Matt Masel
Medical Educator – Darling Downs and West Moreton District
(Virtual Hub)
With almost 20 years of experience in rural medicine, Goondiwindi GP Dr Matt Masel is well placed to give registrars a unique perspective on the exciting opportunities practising in the country brings.
Dr Kathy Kirkpatrick
Medical Educator – FARGP
Having been a rural GP for her entire career, Dr Kathy Kirkpatrick is ideally positioned to share her experience in diverse locations and practices.
Dr Patricia Stuart
Assistant District Medical Educator – Supervisor Development
Dr Patricia Stuart is a rural GP and medical educator based in Toowoomba. She coordinates the rural training program for GPTQ.
Dr Simon Barnett
Medical Educator – Supervisor Development (Brisbane)
Having had a long career as both a practising GP and medical educator, Dr Simon Barnett is well placed to support registrars struggling with the demands of achieving their fellowship.
Dr Philip Stark
Medical Educator – Darling Downs & West Moreton District
(Toowoomba Hub)
Dr Sidya Raghavan
Assistant District Medical Educator – Darling Downs and West Moreton District
Toowoomba-based GP Dr Sidya Raghavan has had a fascinating GP journey spanning two continents not to mention her experience in rural Australia.
Dr Adareeka Jayasinghe
Medical Educator – Darling Downs and West Moreton District
Toowoomba based GP and medical educator, Dr Adareeka Jayasinghe, knew from an early age that she wanted to help address the lack of doctors in regional areas.
Dr Matthew French
Medical Educator – Darling Downs & West Moreton District
(Beaudesert Hub)
Dr Michael Rice
Medical Educator – Darling Downs & West Moreton District
(Beaudesert Hub)
A GP based out of Beaudesert, Dr Michael Rice is a strong supporter of rural medicine and rural doctors. He says “You get out of a rural community what you put into it”.
Dr Chaminda Jayaratne
Assistant Medical Educator – Darling Downs and West Moreton District
(Toowoomba Fringe Hub)
Dr Lindsay Haase
Medical Educator – Darling Downs and West Moreton District
(Warwick Hub)
Recently fellowed rural generalist, Dr Lindsay Haase has a breadth of rural experience across a range of settings, from the hospital to the GP clinic.
RACGP – Practice Experience Program
Dr Dale Hanson
Associate Director Medical Education – PEP
With over 35 years of experience working in rural medicine, Dr Dale Hanson is well placed to support doctors on the Practice Experience Program as they work towards their GP fellowship.
Dr Jan Hanson
Assistant District Medical Educator & Associate Director Medical Education – PEP and Remediation
Dr Jan Hanson, Mackay-based GP and medical educator, was hooked on medicine from the age of nine when she witnessed the first heart transplant.
Dr Rebecca Lyon
Medical Educator – PEP
Toowoomba-based GP Rebecca Lyon enjoys splitting her time between her GP clinic, working in her special interest field at Toowoomba base hospital, and helping support GPTQ’s PEP doctors.
Other
Dr Ben Mitchell
Medical Educator – Research
As a GP, teacher and researcher, Dr Ben Mitchell divides his time between GPTQ, The University of Queensland and his Brisbane practice.
Dr Danielle Arabena
Medical Educator – Indigenous Health Training
Dr Danielle Arabena is not your usual medical educator. Descended from the Meriam Mer people, Danielle was called upon to become a doctor.
Dr Lesley Palmer
Medical Educator – Training Advisor
Dr Lesley Palmer guides registrars through their training to ensure they meet the training rules and are managing their work alongside any personal issues.
Dr Steve Lawson
Medical Educator – ADF
Steve understands the demands of being a GP in the ADF and brings 20 years of experience walking that path.
Dr Marie-Louise Dick
Medical Educator – Research
With a more than 30 year affiliation with The University of Queensland, both as a student and academic, Dr Marie-Louise Dick is the ideal support for GPTQ’s medical education research team.
Liaison officers
Dr Sue Masel
Rural Supervisors Liaison Officer – Corporate
Dr Sue Masel, Goondiwindi-based GP, shares her experiences as a country GP and how she supports other rural GPs.
Dr Steve Kearney
GPTQ Supervisor Liaison Officer and Brisbane North District Supervisor Liaison Officer
The skills Dr Steve Kearney learned as a doctor in the Army have served him well for his role as a GP supervisor.
Dr Andrew Weissenberger
District Supervisor Liaison Officer – Gold Coast
Gold Coast GP Dr Andrew Weissenberger shares his love of teaching registrars and supporting GP supervisors in his role as GPTQ’s District Supervisor Liaison Officer for the Gold Coast.
Trish Cuthbert
Practice Manager Liaison Officer
Stanthorpe-based practice manager Trish Cuthbert speaks about her role as the support person for all the practice managers in GPTQ’s training region.
Dr Christopher Soo
Registrars Liaison Officer
Dr Kim Huynh
Rural Registrar Liaison Officer
With much rural experience already under his belt, Dr Kim Huynh is currently working in Jandowae at the local hospital and GP clinic, whilst he edges ever closer to achieving his ACRRM fellowship.