Sue Page

Dr Sue Page AM is a past President of the Rural Doctors Association and is Senior Lecturer and Director of Education at the Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health (a USyd and SCU collaboration for the delivery of multidisciplinary health professional education) in Australia. Page previously held the position as Chair of the North Coast Area Health Care Advisory Council, she is on the Board of Northern Rivers Division of General Practice and is a rural GP VMO at Ballina District Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital in Lismore. A Fellow of, and Supervisor for, both RACGP and ACRRM, she has post graduate training in the Early Management of Severe Trauma, a Diploma in Shared Care Psychiatry (Eating Disorders) and a Diploma in Obstetrics through the Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her practice includes primary health care within an Aboriginal community, and used to involve obstetrics at Ballina Hospital until the unit was closed due to workforce shortages.

Dr Page was recognised in the Australian Honours as a Member of the Order of Australia on Australia Day the 25 January 2008. The award is recognition for outstanding achievement and service. Dr Page received her award for service to medicine and to the community through commitment to improving access to health and medical services in rural and remote areas, and through professional, educational and advisory roles. [cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/28/1096137205544.html|title=Doctors seek more rural hospital funding|url=http://www.theage.com.au
publisher=The Age|accessdate=2008-01-14|last=|first=] [cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s468271.htm|title=AM Archive - Struggle for rural medical services|publisher=www.abc.net.au|accessdate=2008-01-14|last=|first=] [cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16016933-421,00.html|title=Plan for doctor-nurse hybrid |publisher=www.news.com.au|accessdate=2008-01-14|last=|first=] [cite web|url=http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-6-28/29883.html|title=The Epoch Times | Measures to save disappearing rural birthing units|publisher=en.epochtimes.com|accessdate=2008-01-14|last=|first=]

Politics

At the 2007 federal election, Page was the endorsed National Party candidate for the electorate of Richmond in northern New South Wales. She lost to incumbent Labor MP Justine Elliot. [cite news | title=NSW DIVISION - RICHMOND | publisher=AEC | url=http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-145.htm | accessdate=2008-02-04]

Earlier that year, prior to gaining endorsement for Richmond, Page unsuccessfully contested National Party preselection for the neighbouring electorate of Page. [cite news | first=Alex | last=Easton | title=Nats give Gulaptis tick of approval to fight for Page | publisher=Northern Star | date=2 April 2007 | url=http://www.northernstar.com.au/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3728300 | accessdate=2008-02-04]

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