Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA)
The Articles of Association were adopted on 21 March 1967. The Founding Convocation and inauguration of the (then) Australian College of Medical Administrators was held at The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne on 29 and 30 May, 1968. There were 279 founding Fellows.
The College was recognised by the National Specialist Qualification Advisory Committee in 1980 as the appropriate examining body for the new specialty of medical administration. Hence, the Fellowship is a nationally recognised specialist qualification.
Profound changes in health services management have occurred since that time, but the need for competent, well trained health sector managers has not diminished.
The increasing complexity of health systems and institutions necessitates specialised management for the co-ordination of the services of highly trained personnel. In addition, costly technology must be used in the most effective and efficient way, and the quality of health services must be continually improved.
By combining the training skills derived from the discipline of medicine with the knowledge and techniques of management, medical practitioners are uniquely qualified to ensure that the highest standards of medical care are maintained. Therefore, an education programme has been developed to enable Candidates to become effective members of the health care team with an insight into the needs and aspirations of both the consumers of medical care and its providers.- Website
- http://www.racma.edu.au/
- Phone
- 03 9824 4699
- Fax
- 03 9824 6806
- Regions
- Australia
- Asia
- New Zealand
- Dr Acheel Kamale (GP)
- Dr William Kelly (Medical Administrator)
- Dr Neill Kling (General Surgeon)
- Dr Norman Kwang Lee (GP)
- Dr Geraldine Mac Carrick (GP)
- Dr Christian Rowan (Addiction Medicine Specialist)
- Dr Peter Stanley (GP)
- Dr Edward Teo (CMO)
- Dr Sally Tideman (GP)
- Dr Peter Trye (GP)
- Dr David Warburton (General Physician)
- Dr Gregory Wuth (GP)
