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The membership of the RMA consists of a Chairperson and four other members
who are all eminent medical or scientific experts. Members work on a part
time basis and are appointed by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. There
is a legislative requirement for at least one member to have at least five years experience in the field of epidemiology.
Members hold office for such period, not exceeding five years, as is specified in the instrument of appointment.
They are eligible for reappointment.
The current membership consists of Professors Donald (Chairperson),
Raphael, Kearsley, Kaldor and Wilson. The current appointments for
Professors Donald, Raphael, and Kearsley extend to 30 June 2004.
The Minister has recently re- appointed Professor Donald as Chairperson and Professor Raphael as a member for another
five-year term until 30 June 2009. Professor Kearsley did not seek re-appointment due to other commitments and
the Minister has appointed in his place Associate Professor Robyn Ward commencing from 1 July 2004. Professor Ward
has a three-year term until 30 June 2007. Professor Kaldor is appointed until 1 February 2006. Professor Wilson
is appointed until 30 September 2005.
Brief Biographical Sketches of Members
Professor Ken Donald, MBBS QLD 1962, PhD, FRCPA, MRCPath, FRACMA FRACS, Head of Graduate School of Medicine,
University of Queensland and formerly the Professor of Social & Preventive Medicine, and Head of Department
of Social & Preventive Medicine, University of Queensland. Professor Donald was Chair of the Public Health
and Research Development Committee of the National Health and Research Council and an Executive Member of the Council
and past president of the Australian Cancer Society.
Professor Beverley Raphael AM, MBBS Sydney 1957 - MD, FRANZCP, FACP, FRCPsych, FASSA, Hon MD (Newcastle),
Director, Centre for Mental Health, NSW. Immediately prior to this appointment she was Professor and Head of Department
of Psychiatry, University of Queensland. Professor Raphael is a well-known researcher, working especially in the
field of Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder. She has been President of RANZCP and member of many of
their committees and the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Professor John Kearsley, MBBS Sydney 1977, PhD, FRACR, FRACP, Director, Division of Cancer Services, Cancer
Care Centre, St George Hospital, Sydney and (conjoint) Professor of Radiology Oncology, University of New South
Wales. Professor Kearsley is a Member of the NSW Health Minister’s Working Party on Radiation Oncology Services,
Member of the Research and Ethics Committee SSAHS and reviewer of a range of publications including the
Medical Journal of Australia, the Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Medicine and British Journal of Cancer.
Professor John Kaldor PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and the Deputy
Director of the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research,
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), and has research interests in infectious disease, cancer and epidemiological methods.
Professor Andrew Wilson, B.Med Sci 1979, MBBS (Hons) QLD 1982, PhD, FRACP, FFAPHM, Professor in Public Health
and Deputy Director of the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland. He has returned to an academic
career after six years in senior public health service initially as Director of Clinical Policy and Practice and
then as Chief Health Officer and Deputy Director-General, Public Health, in NSW Health. Professor Wilson was appointed
to the RMA on 1 October 2002 following the retirement of Professor Duggan.
RMA Secretariat
The staff (see Appendix 1 - Organisational Structure) necessary to assist
the RMA consists of persons appointed or employed under the Public Service
Act 1999 and made available to the RMA by the Secretary, DVA. At 30 June
2004, there were eleven staff employed by the RMA. There are no Senior
Executive Service positions in the RMA.
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