About Dr Ben Dodds

Dr Ben Dodds is a Rural Generalist with additional skills in emergency medicine, palliative care and medical administration. Ben grew up in the NW of Tasmania and graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2017. He has worked in a variety of rural and remote general practices and hospitals, with a keen interest in helping patients manage chronic disease, responding to acute emergencies and caring for palliative care patients.

Ben is a current RDAA Board Member and the Immediate Past President of the Rural Doctors Association of Tasmania, an advocacy organisation that promotes rural career pathways and improving access to equitable care for rural patients.

Ben also works for the University of Tasmania as a Senior Lecturer and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine as a Medical Educator.