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GPs well-represented on 2018 Australia Day honours list
GPs from across Australia were recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours.
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, who received a Companion in the General Division of the Order Of Australia, describes himself as a GP ‘first and foremost’.
Ten GPs were named to the 2018 Australia Day honours list for their contributions to their patients, communities and profession.
RACGP Life Fellow Dr Mukesh Haikerwal AC, a GP in Melbourne suburb of Altona North, received a Companion in the General Division of the Order Of Australia, which he accepted with ‘enormous humility and great pride’.
‘I accept this huge national honour as an ordinary citizen, a husband and father, and a local doctor who has always believed that it is an immense privilege to be considered for any award or public recognition in my community and in our wonderful nation,’ he said.
‘First and foremost, I am a GP – a local family doctor who serves his local community. This
defines me. I am a very proud GP who works on the craft of being a good doctor every day of every year. We can always get better. There is so much to learn.’
Other GPs honoured include:
- Dr Marjorie Cross (NSW)
- Associate Professor Morton Rawlin (Vic)
- Dr Paul Hemming (Vic)
- Associate Professor Jennifer Thomson (ACT)
- Adjunct Associate Professor Diana O’Halloran (NSW)
- Dr Ralph Peters (Tas)
- Dr Ian Fraser (Qld)
- Dr Leonard Brenner (NSW)
- Dr Neil Bartels (Qld)
‘I congratulate all of the GPs honoured on Australia Day,’ RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel told
newsGP. ‘They represent the best of healthcare and are a testament to the importance of general practice throughout the Australian community.’
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