Dr Natalie Pink is a Nyikina woman with connections on her father’s side. She grew up on Kaurna land in SA and has been fortunate to live in multiple regions of Australia.
Her first career was as a paramedic before completing medical school with her younger sister at Flinders University, graduating in 2017.
Since completing medical school, Natalie has worked in Adelaide, Darwin and many rural and remote locations in SA. She has been involved in academic practice through Adelaide Uni and also an early career researcher.
Currently, Natalie is a Fellow of ACRRM with advanced specialised training in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. She works in the Cape York region in Far North Queensland as the lead senior medical officer for the Cape York Kidney Care team. This service provides kidney specific care to communities of the Western Cape.
Natalie as works as a medical educator for ACRRM and newly appointed the the lead medical educator role for IGPTN.
Natalie is passionate about advocating for the rural and remote communities, especially with appropriate health service delivery, food security and social safety. Her other passion is supporting medical students and rural generalist registrars throughout their training experiences.
Dr Pink shares her experience of being an AIDA Board Director.