Kerryn Phelps
Professor Kerryn Phelps has been a familiar face to many Australians over the last twenty five years during which time she has appeared regularly on television, radio and the print media informing the Australian public on health issues.
Professor Kerryn Phelps is Adjunct Professor at Sydney University in the Faculty of Medicine in the Schools of Public Health and General Practice. Professor Kerryn Phelps is also extremely involved in integrative health and is on the Advisory Board of the Australian Integrative Medicine Association.
Aside from practicing as a General Practitioner in Sydney, Professor Phelps also lectures at Sydney University, is a Consultant to various Corporations and Associations and sits on several boards. She has recently established a state of the art multi-disciplinary health clinic in Sydney’s Surry Hills called the Uclinic.
In May 2000, after a year in the position of President of the AMA in NSW, Professor Phelps was elected Federal President of the Australian Medical Association. Professor Kerryn Phelps was the first woman to head this organisation. She served for the maximum term of three years.
Articles by Kerryn Phelps
Abbott’s one lame argument against gay marriage
Good on Christine Forster and her partner Virginia Edwards for coming out. The more the merrier. Most of us in…... Read more
NY gay marriage vote: I wanna be a part of it
The scenes outside the Stonewall Inn after the announcement that the New York Senate had passed the legislation to enable…... Read more
The Very Reverend Julia “Traditional Values” Gillard
What a week it has been for the Prime Minister of our nation, Our Lady of the Lodge, the Very…... Read more
“It’s the vibe” is not a valid argument against gay rights
Watching the debate over the merits of gay marriage, I feel like I am watching a scene from the movie…... Read more
Lesbian prom ban: welcome to Ken and Barbie High
Who would have thought that in the year 2010 a “good” school would try to enforce a “Ken and Barbie…... Read more
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