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RMA members

The RMA is comprised of a Chairperson and four other members. All members are appointed by the Minister on a part-time basis and at least one member must have at least 5 years experience in the field of epidemiology. The current membership consists of Professors Donald (Chairperson), Kaldor, Wilson, Bryrne and Cicuttini.

The Ministerial appointment of the RMA Members is as follows: Professor Donald until 30 June 2012; Professor Kaldor until 1 February 2016; Professor Wilson until 30 September 2015; and Professors Byrne and Cicuttini until 30 June 2012.

Professor Ken Donald AO

Professor Ken Donald AO, MBBS 1962, PhD 1972 UQ, FRCPA, FRCPath, FRACMA, FRACS. Professor Donald is the Chair of Health Promotions Queensland, Chair of IV Meds (an international medical school education company based in Dundee, Scotland) and until the end of 2009, was the Director of Medical Services, as well as Director of Pathology at the Royal Darwin Hospital.

Professor Donald has previously held a wide range of offices in the area of public health, including the positions of Head of the School of Medicine, University of Queensland (2000-2006); Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine and Head of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Queensland (1992-2000); Chair of the Public Health and Research Development Committee of the NHMRC; Executive Member of the NHMRC; President of the Australian Cancer Society; Deputy Director-General, Queensland Health; Chair of the Inter-Governmental Committee on AIDS.

Professor Donald is Chairperson of the Repatriation Medical Authority, having held that position since the establishment in 1994.
Professor Andrew Wilson

Professor Andrew Wilson, BMed Sci 1979, MBBS (Hons) UQ 1981, PhD 1997 Sydney, FRACP, FFAPHM. Professor Wilson is Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology. In addition to his academic career, Professor Wilson has worked in senior public sector roles in the NSW Health Department as Chief Health Officer and the Queensland Health Department as Deputy Director-General, Policy, Strategy and Resourcing.

Professor Wilson is Deputy Chairperson of the Repatriation Medical Authority.
Professor John Kaldor

Professor John Kaldor, PhD 1982 UC Berkeley. Professor Kaldor is a Professor of Epidemiology and NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales. Prior to this appointment Professor Kaldor worked as a researcher at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. He is past President of the Australasian Epidemiological Association (1996-2000). Professor Kaldor has research interests in infectious disease, cancer and epidemiological methods.
Professor Gerard Byrne

Professor Gerard Byrne, BSc(Med) 1978 UNSW, MBBS (Hons) 1980 UNSW, PhD 1997 UQ, FRANZCP. Professor Byrne is Head of the Discipline of Psychiatry within the School of Medicine at the University of Queensland and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.  He is Immediate Past Chair of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Professor Byrne has active research interests in depression, anxiety and dementia in older people.
Professor Flavia Cicuttini

Professor Flavia Cicuttini, MBBS 1982 Monash, PhD 1993, FRACP, MSc (Lond), DLSHTM, FAFPHM. Professor Cicuttini is Head of Rheumatology, Alfred Hospital and Head of Musculoskeletal Unit, School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Professor Cicuttini leads an active research group aimed at understanding factors that affect the development and progression of osteoarthritis.