Dr Margaret Kay
About Margaret
Margaret Kay is an experienced general practitioner and Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She has been a strong national voice supporting the health of doctors for many decades. In 2013, she completed her PhD which focused on how doctors access health care for themselves.
Margaret continues to hold an academic title as Senior Lecturer with The University of Queensland. Her peer-reviewed publications centred on doctors’ health have made a significant international contribution to the field. She has extensive experience in medical education especially focused on physician health.
Margaret has held a number of leadership roles in doctors’ health. She was the inaugural Medical Director with Doctors’ Health in Queensland and continues to provide expertise to doctors’ health organisations across Australia, including the national Doctors’ Health Alliance.
Dr Margaret Kay, AM
“I am passionate about enabling rural and remote health practitioners, including rural doctors, to have better access to general practice care.”
Margaret's Journey
In 2022, Margaret was awarded an Order of Australia for significant service to medicine, to medical education, and to migrant health.
Margaret has a strong personal commitment to supporting rural doctors. She has delivered education at many rural conferences and through the ACRRM training program. She is excited to be Medical Director for the GP4RuralDocs program with the aim of enabling rural and remote health practitioners, including rural doctors, to have better access to general practice care.
Margaret’s interest in doctors’ health goes back to her father, a general practitioner who worked in a small town as the only hospital doctor for some years. For Margaret, stories about navigating the complexities of family health issues while being a rural doctor, and the delight when immersed in local rural community events were intermingled with the emergent narratives of her childhood.
Awards, Honours, and Accolades
Margaret's Qualifications
MBBS (Honours)
University of Queensland
PhD in Physician Health
University of Queensland
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine
University of Queensland
Fellow
Royal Australian College of GPs
Dip RACOG
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
GAICD
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Medal of Australia
Governor General of Australia
Community and Family
Outside of her work, Margaret has always enjoyed art, music and drama, possessing an appreciation for the creativity of humans and an understanding of the importance of a spiritual life.
Margaret has been gifted with a wonderful family that includes her husband, two sons, and, more recently, their partners and grandchildren.
When she can, Margaret loves bushwalking.
