Kerryn Phelps
| Kerryn Phelps | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 December 1957 Sydney, Australia |
| Education | University of Sydney |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | Former president of Australian Medical Association |
| Relatives | Jackie Stricker-Phelps (spouse) Jaime Fronzek & Gabrielle Stricker-Phelps (daughters) Carl Fronzek (son) Peter Phelps (brother) |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Medical practitioner, academic |
| Specialism |
Public Health Health Education |
Kerryn Lyndel Phelps AM (born 14 December 1957) is an Australian medical practitioner and politician. Dr Phelps was the first woman and first LGBT person to be elected president of the Federal Australian Medical Association (AMA). In 2003 she was awarded the Centenary Medal for services to Health and Medicine. In 2011 she was made a member of the Order Of Australia for her service to medicine, particularly through leadership roles with the AMA, education and community health, and as a General Practitioner. In 2016, she was elected Deputy Lord Mayor on the Council of the City of Sydney. She is a pioneer in the field of Health Communication and Integrative Medicine in Australia. Phelps is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Sydney University, Conjoint Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at University of New South Wales and Conjoint Professor in the National Institute of Complementary Medicine at University of Western Sydney.
Dr Phelps graduated from University of Sydney in 1981 and completed postgraduate training at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, and at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She started working in health communications in the mainstream media in 1985, bringing messages about healthy lifestyle to the attention of the general public. Her television credits include EveryBody, Good Morning Australia, The Today Show, a documentary on The Kokoda Campaign and Last Chance Surgery. She has been the subject of stories on 60 Minutes, Australian Story and This Is Your Life. Prof Phelps has presented a variety of health and fitness programs on radio and has been a regular newspaper and magazine columnist. In 1992, Phelps was a regular on the popular sex education program Sex on the Nine Network.
In 1999 Phelps was elected president of the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA). The following year she was elected Federal President of the AMA, where she served the maximum term of three years. Some of her more significant successes involved working with Australian State and Federal Governments on resolving an emerging medical indemnity crisis. The unresolved medical insurance issue threatened obstetrics and neurosurgery in particular, and was exacerbated by escalating medical malpractice claims.
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