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Leadership matters, so it’s exciting to announce a change in ours. I would like to congratulate Jade Furness on her appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the AMA (WA).
Ms Jade Furness has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Medical Association (WA) Inc, commencing 29 September 2026, following an extensive recruitment process led by the Board, with the assistance of Derwent Search.
Western Australian politics’ worst-kept secret came to pass in the last week, with previous Minister for Health Amber-Jade Sanderson moving out of her old portfolio. The name of her replacement was not predicted by the pundits, but neither was the structure under which the broader Health portfolio would be ministerially governed. The Premier Roger Cook announced Meredith Hammat as the new Minister for Health, along with John Carey as the Minister for Health Infrastructure, Sabine Winton as Minister for Preventative Health, and Simone McGurk as Minister for Aged Care and Seniors.
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The AMA (WA) is the largest independent professional organisation for medical practitioners and medical students in the State, representing doctors across the public and private sectors at all stages of your professional career, from interns, residents and registrars through to career medical offers and specialists, including general practitioners.
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