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Amanda Roser

Chair | Townsville

About Amanda

Amanda Roser is the Chair of Rural Doctors Foundation. 

Her heart has always been in the country. Amanda was born in Central Queensland and lived in Rockhampton until she was 19. Amanda and her family now live in Townsville.

She spent time living on the Gold Coast but missed the community feel that comes with living in a smaller town.  To Amanda, community connection is important. She values being able to have an impact for the good of the community. When it comes to healthcare, Amanda believes every community has the right to it. She has extensive experience in health, medical education and the University Sector. And is passionate about using it to further the cause of rural and remote health equities.

Amanda is the Executive Director of Business Services for the Northern Queensland Primary Health Network. 

“Australia needs farmers. We need rural and remote communities and I have a passion for assisting in the impacts of retention of all health professionals in the regions.”

- Amanda Roser

Amanda's Journey

Amanda previous roles include Manager of the School of Medical Science at Griffith University and Manager of Operations in General Practice Training at James Cook University. Amanda has considerable experience in the management of regionally distributed programs, Particularly those that remain responsive to local community needs.

Her experience has given Amanda a good awareness of the issues in rural and remote regions. She understands the importance of health workforce sustainability in regional, rural, and remote Australia.

Amanda began her association with Rural Doctors Foundation as a member of our Finance, Risk and Investment Committee.  She became a Director on the Board in 2021 and was nominated Deputy Chair in 2022. She was selected for the role of Treasurer in 2023 enabling her to use her finance and governance skills to our benefit.  In May 2024, Amanda was appointed to the position of Chair. 

Amanda's Qualifications

Awards, Honours, and Accolades

Bachelor of Business BBus (Acc)

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Master in Business Administration (MBA)

Australian Institute of Management

Company Director’s Course

Australian Institute of Company Directors

Governance & Risk Assessment

Certificate from TBC

Accredited Change Manager

TBC

Community and Family

Amanda believes rural medicine is special. She sees the importance of a tight-knit community to have doctors with a diverse range close by. That way, they are not having to travel thousands of kilometres to a doctor or city that they are unfamiliar with.

In her spare time, Amanda loves helping the kids with the horses at pony club and long walks along the beach. She also enjoys family holidays (with no Wi-Fi!).