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Port Macquarie Rural Generalist registrar Dr Carrie Davenport has been awarded the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 National Registrar of the Year, recognising her outstanding contribution to rural child health and medical education.
A medical educator and lecturer at the UNSW Rural Clinical Campus, Dr Davenport has combined her international paediatric expertise with a passion for strengthening community-based care in regional New South Wales. Since moving to Australia, she has redirected her career to improving rural child health and building training pathways that equip the next generation of Rural Generalists.
She is also a strong advocate for accessible, locally delivered healthcare, ensuring children and families in rural, remote, and First Nations communities can access timely, high-quality services close to home.
ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin congratulates Dr Davenport on the award.
“Carrie exemplifies the breadth and community focus of Rural Generalist training,” Dr Martin says.
“She is helping to shape the future of rural healthcare by combining child-health expertise with a deep commitment to teaching and community-based care. Her leadership in medical education and her dedication to improving access for families across regional New South Wales make her a very deserving recipient.”
Reflecting on the recognition, Dr Davenport says her goal is to lift outcomes for children and families by strengthening care close to home.
“Regional families deserve timely, high-quality care in their own communities,” Dr Davenport says.
“I’m passionate about building strong, community-based services and training pathways so the next generation of Rural Generalists can deliver the care our regions need.”
Dr Davenport was selected from a high-calibre group of state-based winners recognised earlier: Dr Carolyn Belonogoff from Babinda, Queensland; Dr Erin Wright from regional Victoria; Dr Adam Overweel from South Australia’s Riverland; Dr David Owusu Sekyere from Tasmania’s Huon Valley; and Dr Jessica Morgan from Geraldton, Western Australia.
The award was announced at Rural Medicine Australia 2025 (RMA25), co-hosted by ACRRM and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia in Boorloo (Perth).
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Port Macquarie Rural Generalist registrar Dr Carrie Davenport has been awarded the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 National Registrar of the Year, recognising her outstanding contribution to rural child health and medical education.
A medical educator and lecturer at the UNSW Rural Clinical Campus, Dr Davenport has combined her international paediatric expertise with a passion for strengthening community-based care in regional New South Wales. Since moving to Australia, she has redirected her career to improving rural child health and building training pathways that equip the next generation of Rural Generalists.
She is also a strong advocate for accessible, locally delivered healthcare, ensuring children and families in rural, remote, and First Nations communities can access timely, high-quality services close to home.
ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin congratulates Dr Davenport on the award.
“Carrie exemplifies the breadth and community focus of Rural Generalist training,” Dr Martin says.
“She is helping to shape the future of rural healthcare by combining child-health expertise with a deep commitment to teaching and community-based care. Her leadership in medical education and her dedication to improving access for families across regional New South Wales make her a very deserving recipient.”
Reflecting on the recognition, Dr Davenport says her goal is to lift outcomes for children and families by strengthening care close to home.
“Regional families deserve timely, high-quality care in their own communities,” Dr Davenport says.
“I’m passionate about building strong, community-based services and training pathways so the next generation of Rural Generalists can deliver the care our regions need.”
Dr Davenport was selected from a high-calibre group of state-based winners recognised earlier: Dr Carolyn Belonogoff from Babinda, Queensland; Dr Erin Wright from regional Victoria; Dr Adam Overweel from South Australia’s Riverland; Dr David Owusu Sekyere from Tasmania’s Huon Valley; and Dr Jessica Morgan from Geraldton, Western Australia.
The award was announced at Rural Medicine Australia 2025 (RMA25), co-hosted by ACRRM and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia in Boorloo (Perth).