VICDOC Autumn 2023 - Magazine - Page 24
A/PROF
MAGDALENA
SIMONIS
—
GENERAL PRACTITIONER
M
agdalena has been in fulltime general practice in
the Melbourne CBD for
three decades and is a researcher
with the Department of General
Practice and the Safer Families
Centre of Research Excellence
at the University of Melbourne.
A leader in her field, a soughtafter speaker and a participant in
numerous roundtables, steering
committees, and advisory groups,
Magdalena was the 2022 recipient
of the AMA Victoria Patrick
Pritzwald-Steggman Award, which
celebrates a doctor who has made
an exceptional contribution to the
wellbeing of their colleagues and
the community. Magdalena’s career
choices have been influenced by her
roles as a mother and carer, which
drive her commitment to advocating
for greater gender equity for women.
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