Wheatbelt born and bred, Dr Sweetman worked for several years as a solo country GP in Dalwallinu in the Wheatbelt, gaining a GP fellowship, before undertaking specialty training in Emergency Medicine, leading to Fellowship. He worked in that field for several decades, undertaking both clinical and clinical leadership roles, as well as incorporating a role in vocational training as a director of emergency medicine training at RPH.

He later undertook a position as inaugural professor of emergency medicine for Notre Dame university, developing parts of the undergraduate curriculum and clinical placements for that school over a period of 12 years. It was then onto prevocational training as the inaugural director of medical education at Fiona Stanley Hospital for seven years and more recently a leadership role at a state level as the Chair of Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia.

Along the way, he gathered additional qualifications in areas of health service management, medical education and diagnostic ultrasound for clinicians but as a constant thread has been involved in medical education and training that has spanned undergraduate, graduate and post graduate domains.

Mark joined Anglicare WA in October 2013 and until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in March 2019, held responsibility for the organisation’s service delivery across Western Australia. He has been on the board of Anglicare Australia since 2021.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of New South Wales, a Graduate Diploma in Media Studies from Edith Cowan University, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has over 25 years’ experience across a range of human services including service delivery to families and children, community development, public policy and services to offenders.

In October 2021 Mark was elected as President of WACOSS and is currently a Board Member of Homelessness Australia. Mark was formerly the Chairperson of Shelter WA (2015 – 2019) and a Co-convenor of the Home Stretch WA Campaign. Mark describes himself as a committed collaborator striving to find new solutions to old problems.

Khin completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science in Integrated Medical Science and Clinical Practice at UWA in 2022 before starting her medical studies at the same university in 2023.

Khin was born hard of hearing in Myanmar and is passionate about promoting accessibility in healthcare for those regardless of any disabilities and disadvantages.

This year she became president of the Australian Medical Sign Language Association (AMSLA), a national medical student-run not-for-profit organisation that aims to create a safe and interactive environment to encourage healthcare students to practise Auslan, fostering inclusive and individual-centred care of the future for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.

On campus she has become a Disability Officer for the WAMSS Access Subcommittees, which aims to foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment.

Dr Raman is a Specialist General Practitioner and Practice Owner, Academic, Chair of the RACGP WA Faculty and Board Director RACGP. She has extensive experience in Western Australia across hospitals, general practices and educational institutions. She is passionate about shaping and influencing future medical practitioners through her involvement with the RACGP and The University of Notre Dame, where she is an Associate Professor, and Discipline Head of General Practice. She is passionate about general practice, with special interests in medical education, women’s and children’s health.

Dr Bates is Head of Service in the Comprehensive Stroke Unit at St John of God Midland Public Hospital, as well as Consultant in Internal Medicine at that hospital. He is also Director of Post Graduate Medical Education and Director of Physician Education there.

Dr Bates has been involved with teaching and mentoring junior doctors across his career. Many of his trainees are people who are sitting their exams again, and he shows a great dedication to ensuring they are supported, their wellbeing is ensured and they are prepared. He has been involved in establishing the peer support program at SJOG Midland, sharing stories of his own experiences in medicine to help demystify and validate the experiences of his junior doctors.

He was named the Post Graduate Medical Council of Western Australia Clinical Educator of the Year in 2023.

Dr Drake-Brockman divides their time between working as a Research Registrar for the Child & Adolescent Health Service, and a Registrar at Albany Health Campus. They are currently on the AMA (WA) Council, and have only recently stepped down as Co-Chair of the AMA (WA) Doctors in Training Practice Group.

In that role, they have been a fantastic advocate for their peers. They redesigned Hospital Health Check, our annual survey of junior doctors, which is one of our most important advocacy tools, and been a fearless advocate for their junior doctor peers in the hospital system and general practice across the State. Most recently they served on the Bargaining Committee for the recently completed Industrial Agreement with WA Health.

Thomas is also a very accomplished medical researcher for their stage of medical training, with many peer-reviewed publications in the medical literature, and driven a number of research projects, which combine Thomas’ understanding not only of medicine but also of computing and informatics.

Thomas has a strong technical background. Their work using automated interactive SMS messaging to communicate with parents of children after surgery at Perth Children’s Hospital is an excellent example of the intersectional approach that Thomas follows. This work helped Thomas win an Aspire Award to help them attend an international conference of their choice.