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Congratulations to Dr Stephen Gourley, new president of ACEM

One of the AMA's very own — Dr Stephen Gourley — has been appointed the new president of the Australian College for Emergency Medicine.

Dr Stephen Gourley — has been appointed the new President of the Australian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM).

Having spent the past 16 years in Alice Springs, Dr Gourley becomes ACEM's first regionally based president, and he has vowed to place a focus on improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Dr Gourley is also a highly valued and dedicated member of the federal AMA's Board of Directors and is the former president of AMA NT.

His love and passion for emergency medicine in outback Australia will also make him an excellent ACEM president, and the AMA congratulates him on this new role.

The ABC ran a piece about Dr Gourley upon his election in which he discusses his career and priorities.