The Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA) is proud to attend this year’s Garma Festival – Australia’s largest Indigenous annual gathering – to share the contribution of the Indigenous medical workforce to the healthcare sector.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander doctors are an integral part of the healthcare system, bringing ways of knowing, being and doing to both cultural care and clinical care. Politicians and policy makers need to hear about our uniqueness and our positive value in healthcare leading to better health outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Garma provides the platform to have such powerful conversations – there will be an AIDA stall offering information about the strength of the Indigenous Medical workforce, the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) our unique Indigenous doctor led program “Cultural Safety is Clinical Safety, and the advantages of being an AIDA member.
Our presence will also provide the local Community with the opportunity to yarn with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors in a non-clinical setting.
Reflecting on Garma 2024’s theme: ‘Gurtha-Wuma Worrk-gu’ – Fire. Strength. Renewal, key concepts in Yolngu culture, AIDA CEO Donna Burns says: “We will find strength in renewal at Garma Festival 2024, where the theme of fire will ignite our spirits and continue to light the pathways to an even brighter future”.
The Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA) is the peak body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students and doctors in Australia. Our purpose is to grow ethical and professional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors who will lead and drive equitable and just health outcomes for our people.