Author: Tania Sheward

Calling AIDA members: Win a trip to Garma Festival 2025

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Win an incredible ticket package to Garma Festival 2025, in our exclusive Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA) members competition! Garma Festival will be taking place from Friday 1 August to Monday 4 August in the NT. Valued at up to $7,000 each, there are two exclusive prize packages up for grabs: one for an AIDA … Continued

Trainee workshops in Port Stephens, NSW

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The recent residential workshop for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander non-GP specialists was an uplifting and impactful weekend, providing a culturally safe space to yarn, build confidence, and connect with one another on their journeys. AIDA’s Specialist Trainee Support Program (STSP) team invited specialist trainees and pre-vocational doctors to gather in Port Stephens (NSW). The weekend … Continued

Let’s Yarn! With Mikayla Budda-Deen

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Please meet Mikayla Budda-Deen, a proud Gomeroi woman, who shares her thoughts on the unique set of skills that First Nations students bring to the medical workforce. The medical student is the latest AIDA member profiled in our series Let’s Yarn!

Dr Danielle Arabena – Medical Educator

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Dr Danielle Arabena is a proud Torres Strait Islander medical practitioner and a descendant of the Meriam peoples of the Torres Strait. She has joined AIDA as the Cultural Safety Medical Educator. Dr Danielle brings a wealth of knowledge, passion, and experience to her role at AIDA through her experience as a Senior Medical Educator … Continued

Mr Brodie Seymour – Student Director

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G’day, my name is Brodie Yuttaman Jack Seymour. I am a final-year medical student at Griffith University and currently serve as the Student Director for the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA). I grew up on Kalkadoon Country (Mount Isa) and am a proud member of the Balarnu mob near the Northern Territory border. Maintaining strong … Continued

Dr Alicia Veasey – Director

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Dr Alicia Veasey, a proud Torres Strait Islander woman who grew up on the mainland, is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist with a subspeciality fellowship in Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology, with over twenty years experience working throughout the health system. She works clinically within Northern NSW LHD on Bundjalung Country, Lismore and surrounding area. Alicia is … Continued