A fond farewell after 28 years of service
This month marks the retirement of AMA NSW CEO Fiona Davies after 28 years with the organisation. On behalf of health professionals — past, present and future — we extend a huge ‘thank you’ to Fiona.
Fiona has spent 18 of those years as CEO, having first joined AMA NSW in 1998 as part of its industrial relations team. It is during her tenure as CEO that Fiona has made the biggest impact, achieving wins with long-lasting benefits for the profession and public. [Suggest newsletter breaks here and ‘read more’ for rest of article]
Highlights from her near two decades as CEO include keeping NSW out of the national accreditation and registration scheme for medical complaint management. Instead, NSW retained its own system that continues to sit outside the national system, now administered by AHPRA.
Another proud moment for Fiona, because of its immediate and lasting impact, is the Kids Don’t Fly campaign. This campaign was intrinsic in having the law changed in NSW to require window locks on apartment buildings. Doctors and other public figures had been calling for such a measure for years, and the campaign was key in creating media coverage and public opinion that brought change.
Federal AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen heralded Fiona’s achievement in successfully guiding AMA NSW for such a sustained period of time.
Federal AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen heralded Fiona’s achievement in successfully guiding AMA NSW for such a sustained period of time.
“Fiona has been a cornerstone of our profession in NSW for nearly 30 years, and her influence will remain long after her departure later this month,” said Dr McMullen.
“Many of the changes she has led during that time continue to make a positive difference every day to doctors and health in NSW and across the country. It speaks volumes of Fiona’s character that the common attributes when colleagues, peers, politicians, and others speak of her are passionate, fair, and principled.
“Fiona has been a strong and dependable pair of hands, steering our profession in NSW through sometimes choppy waters, and it is with deep gratitude that we wish her all the best as she plots a new course beyond AMA NSW.
"Fiona's influence on medical leadership has been significant. I met her on my first day of internship, and like many other doctors, have valued her mentorship over many years.
“I, and the team at federal AMA, welcome and look forward to working with Fiona’s successor, Dominique Egan, and continuing our tradition of collaborative advocacy work.”
