Australia Day award recipients
Congratulations to Drs John W. Cox and Vernon Moo, who have both received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).
Dr John W. Cox (pictured left) is a Toowoomba-based consultant paediatrician who served on numerous roles for AMA and AMA Queensland, including the National Private Practice Committee, AMA Queensland Council, Ethics Committee, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee, Public Health Committee and representing Toowoomba and Darling Downs on Council. Dr Cox represented has been President and member of the Toowoomba and Darling Downs Local Medical Association and a member of the Gene Regulating Authority of Australia.
Dr Vernon Moo is a Brisbane-based anaesthetist who works as a senior visiting specialist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and privately through Gabba Anaesthesia. He has practised in Australia, the UK and Antarctica and has volunteered for more than 50 mission with Interplast Australia and New Zealand, Operation Smile and other charities. He has also served in the Royal Australian Navy on peacekeeping and humanitarian operations.