GPs celebrated on Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Correction: This article was updated at 11.30 am on Tuesday 15 June to include Emeritus Professor Colin Binns; it was updated again at 5.35 pm on Wednesday 16 June to include Commander Chloe Ryan, Wing Commander Collette Richards and Rear Admiral Jennifer Firman.

A number of the country’s GPs, including former RACGP President Dr Claire Jackson, are among those named on this year’s Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List.
 
Professor Claire Jackson
Member of the Order of Australia
For significant service to primary health reform, and to general practice medicine
 
Professor Chris Del Mar
Member of the Order of Australia
For significant service to tertiary education, to health and medical research, and to professional bodies
 
Professor Paul Glasziou
Officer of the Order of Australia
For distinguished service to medical education and standards, and to evidence-based medical research

Emeritus Professor Colin Binns
Officer of the Order of Australia
For distinguished service to medical research, to tertiary education, to public health policy and human nutrition

Dr Betsy Williams
Member of the Order of Australia
For significant service to international health, and to medicine as a general practitioner

Dr Louise Baker
Medal of the Order of Australia
For service to rural and remote medicine
 
Dr Annette Carruthers
Member of the Order of Australia
For significant service to community health, and to people with multiple sclerosis

Dr Albert Tonga
Medal of the Order of Australia
For service to medicine through a range of roles
 
Dr David Francis Rowlands
Medal of the Order of Australia
For service to medicine in general practice
 
Clinical Professor Alan Wolff
Medal of the Order of Australia
For service to medicine
 
Associate Professor Lynette Clearihan
Member of the Order of Australia
For significant service to medicine, and to medical education

Rear Admiral Jennifer Firman
Member of the Order of Australia
For exceptional performance of duty in the field of military medicine

Commander Chloe Ryan
Conspicuous Service Cross
For outstanding achievement as a Navy Medical Officer during the national response to the coronavirus pandemic emergency

Wing Commander Collette Richards
Conspicuous Service Cross
For outstanding devotion to duty in aviation medicine capability development and delivery for the Royal Australian Air Force
 
Dr Peter Baquie
Medal of the Order of Australia
For service to sports medicine
 
Dr Geoffrey Thompson
Member of the Order of Australia
For significant service to sports medicine, and to Paralympic athletes
 
Dr Rimas Liubinas
Medal of the Order of Australia
For service to medicine as a general practitioner
 
Dr Costas Costa
Medal of the Order of Australia
For service to medicine as a general practitioner
 
‘Collectively, [the recipients] speak to who we are as a nation,’ Australian Governor-General David Hurley said.
 
‘There are countless examples of selflessness, commitment and dedication. There is diversity and there are examples of exceptional achievement in almost every field imaginable.
 
‘To the individuals being recognised today … thank you for your service and congratulations on being recognised by your peers and your nation.’
 
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