Meet one of our newest members, Michael Gabbett.

Michael is a clinical geneticist and Foundation Academic in Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) new School of Medicine. For over 25 years, Michael has been a well-regarded health-care educator, having taught clinical medicine, general paediatrics and clinical genetics to junior doctors, general practitioners, genetic counsellors, and nurses. Michael was the inaugural co-ordinator for QUT’s postgraduate degrees in diagnostic genomics and was instrumental in the redesign and delivery of Griffith University’s Master of Genetic Counselling. He is an active committee member, having served on the Advanced Training Committee in Clinical Genetics for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) for over ten years and on RACP's Curriculum Advisory Group for eight. Michael continues to be an active clinician, running his own private practice, delivering medical genetics services to South East Queensland.

Michael is currently undertaking studies, which examine the embedment of professional qualities into QUT’s medical school curriculum. He looks forward to exchanging experiences and ideas in education of health professionals with other members of the Association.