After almost three decades of dedicated service to ACRRM, Trish Johnston is retiring.
Trish joined ACRRM in 1999, when the College was still in its founding years and she was its only employee apart from the CEO. Since then, she has been part of an extraordinary period of growth and change for the College and Rural Generalist Medicine.
In Trish’s own words, her career at ACRRM has been “vertically integrated” — working across the journey from medical students and registrars through to Fellows and practices.
“I have been fortunate to work for all the ACRRM Presidents and been involved with ‘fellowing’ registrars who have gone on to do great things for their communities and the College itself,” Trish says.
“I was also fortunate to help run the very first Scientific Forum that, over time, developed into ACRRM’s RMA conference, which has become an important event for our members and is widely acclaimed throughout the medical industry.”
Her career has given her the opportunity to meet and work with members from rural and remote communities throughout Australia.
“It is wonderful to see how engaged they are with ACRRM, and that is what makes it one very large family,” she says.
Trish’s time at ACRRM has also spanned some of the most significant milestones in the College’s history. She was here for ACRRM’s first and subsequent accreditations, the move to College-led training, and the continued growth of the College and its Fellowship program.
When Trish arrived, Rural Generalist Medicine was still fighting to establish its place within Australia’s medical system. She retires with Rural Generalist Medicine formally recognised and ACRRM’s Rural Generalist training program accredited — a remarkable bookend to a career that has grown alongside the College and the profession it represents.
As Trish prepares for retirement, we thank her for her remarkable service, loyalty, knowledge and friendship, and for the countless contributions she has made to ACRRM over almost three decades.
We wish Trish every happiness for the next chapter.
Trish joined ACRRM in 1999, when the College was still in its founding years and she was its only employee apart from the CEO. Since then, she has been part of an extraordinary period of growth and change for the College and Rural Generalist Medicine.
In Trish’s own words, her career at ACRRM has been “vertically integrated” — working across the journey from medical students and registrars through to Fellows and practices.
“I have been fortunate to work for all the ACRRM Presidents and been involved with ‘fellowing’ registrars who have gone on to do great things for their communities and the College itself,” Trish says.
“I was also fortunate to help run the very first Scientific Forum that, over time, developed into ACRRM’s RMA conference, which has become an important event for our members and is widely acclaimed throughout the medical industry.”
Her career has given her the opportunity to meet and work with members from rural and remote communities throughout Australia.
“It is wonderful to see how engaged they are with ACRRM, and that is what makes it one very large family,” she says.
Trish’s time at ACRRM has also spanned some of the most significant milestones in the College’s history. She was here for ACRRM’s first and subsequent accreditations, the move to College-led training, and the continued growth of the College and its Fellowship program.
When Trish arrived, Rural Generalist Medicine was still fighting to establish its place within Australia’s medical system. She retires with Rural Generalist Medicine formally recognised and ACRRM’s Rural Generalist training program accredited — a remarkable bookend to a career that has grown alongside the College and the profession it represents.
As Trish prepares for retirement, we thank her for her remarkable service, loyalty, knowledge and friendship, and for the countless contributions she has made to ACRRM over almost three decades.
We wish Trish every happiness for the next chapter.