Our Team
Amanda Ebzery
Medical Student Coordinator & Facilities Manager - Toowoomba
Profession: Nursing
Years in Profession: 4 Years
Clinical Speciality: General practice
Education: BNursing USQ
Best Book Ever: anything Enid Blyton
Movie that makes me cry: My sister's keeper
Coffee making skills: 7/10 - used to work in a coffee shop
Super Power: Multitasking
Feed Me: Chocolate or Pork Belly
Fun Fact: I used to play tenpin bowling, played for North QLD in state completion. I bowled for 16 years.
Anthony Reimers
eLearning Coordinator - Toowoomba
Profession: eLearning Coordinator
Years in Profession: 3 years
Education: Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and Business (Operations and Logistics), Cert IV in Fitness
Best Book Ever: The Tomorrow Series, John Marsden
Movie that makes me cry: Hatchi
Coffee making skills: 0/10 -
Super Power: Building random carpentry things
Feed Me: Chicken Tacos
Fun Fact: I play drums that light up!
Brendan Carrigan
Medical Lead Year 3 Longlook - Toowoomba
Profession: Medical
Years in Profession: 13 years
Clinical Speciality: General Practice, Rural Medicine, Colposcopy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Administration, Clinical Education
Education: BSc(Hons),MBBS, FACCRM, DRANZCOG (Adv), GCAHP, AFRACMA, enrolled MClinEd
Research: Rural Health, Rural Clinical Education
Best Book Ever: Whats a book?
Movie that makes me cry: Nil
Coffee making skills: 9/10 but 0/10 milk skills
Super Power: Accumulating appointments.
Feed Me: As many hats as you can.
Fun Fact: In past life was the leader of the most sucessful independent UQ student political party. Currently amature throws coach.
Brittany Dunham
Administration Assistant - Toowoomba
Profession: Administration
Years in Profession: 7 years
Education: Cert IV in Mental Health, Diploma of Human Services and Development, currently completing Bachelor of Laws
Best Book Ever: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Movie that makes me cry: The Lovely Bones
Coffee making skills: 5 out of 10
Super Power: Ability to find a car park, even when it is 'full'.
Feed Me: Any type of potato
Fun Fact: I am not a fan of cooking but I LOVE baking (despite being terrible at it).
Catherine Macdonald
Medical Educator - Warwick
Cindy Stehbens
Financial Accountant - Toowoomba
Profession: Accounting
Years in Profession: 15 years
Education: BCom (Acc/BLaw) USQ; CPA
Best Book Ever: The Barefoot Investor
Movie that makes me cry: Ghost
Coffee making skills: 1/10 - a dodgy instant coffee at best! (I don't drink coffee)
Super Power: Analysing and overthinking
Feed Me: Chocolate!
Fun Fact: As a child I competed in (and won) Line Dancing competitions
Claire Walter
Medical Educator - Stanthorpe
Profession: Medical
Years in Profession: 10 years
Clinical Speciality: General Practice, JCCA Anaesthesia
Education: Bachelor of Science, MBBS, FRACGP, FARGP, JCCA, ACEM certificate, diploma child health, currently enrolled in a Masters of Clinical Education
Research: I've dabbled! Looking forward to engaging in more research to improve health outcomes for rural communities.
Best Book Ever: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Movie that makes me cry: Jojo Rabbit
Coffee making skills: 3/10. Drinkable, but not particularly enjoyable
Super Power: Meeting avoidance.
Feed Me: Not liquorice.
Fun Fact: I am the worst player on my local netball team, and have fun doing it!
Declan Flynn
Medical Educator - Toowoomba
Profession: Doctor
Years in Profession: 1
Education: Doctor of Medicine with Distinction
Research: Efficacy of telemedicine on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis
Best Book Ever: "This is Going to Hurt" by Adam Kay
Movie that makes me cry: Space Jam
Coffee making skills: Comfortably average
Super Power: meal prep
Feed Me: milk
Fun Fact: my brother only has 1 eye
Demitri Perera
Medical Educator - Toowoomba
Profession: Medical
Years in Profession: 8
Clinical Speciality: General practice
Education: BA (Psychology), MBBS, FRACGP
Research: A national study of choanal atresia in tertiary care centers in Canada. Parts 1 and 2. (2021)
Emma Leu-Marshall
Medical Educator - Kingaroy
Profession: Medical
Years in Profession: 18 years
Clinical Speciality: General Practice, JCCA Anaesthesia
Education: MBBS, FRACGP, JCCA
Best Book Ever: There are far too many to chose from! Just one - White Tiger, by Kylie Chan
Movie that makes me cry: Red Dog
Coffee making skills: I drink tea.....
Super Power: convicing others I know things!
Feed Me: sushi
Fun Fact: My family property was built in 1846, and in my mum's family since 1878
Hannah Woodall
Researcher and Medical Educator - Toowoomba
Janani Pinidiyapathirage
Associate Professor - Toowoomba
Profession: Medical
Years in Profession: 22
Clinical Speciality: Public Health
Education: MBBS, MSc, MD, PhD
Research: Chronic disease prevention and management, Rural health, Innovative teaching & learning
Best Book Ever: The Tipping Point
Movie that makes me cry: A man called Otto
Coffee making skills: 0/10
Super Power: Stamina and strength to work long hours
Feed Me: Kottu
Fun Fact: I was born in the ''City of Gems''
Jessica Land
Clinical Educator - Dalby
Profession: Registered Nurse / Nurse Educator
Years in Profession: 14yrs
Clinical Speciality: Rural Emergency
Education: Bachelor of Nursing (University of Queensland). Grad Cert Academic Health Practice (Griffith University). Transition programs for Adult ICU RBWH and Paediatric ICU Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital. Part way through Masters in Clinical Education (Flinders University).
Best Book Ever: Have recently read "The Alice Network" Kate Quinn - loved it!
Movie that makes me cry: Marely & Me - every time
Coffee making skills: Pretty Pro. Bit of a coffee snob.
Super Power: Interpreting and assisting Dr Rob and Dr Brendan for hubs.
Feed Me: Salty Carbs
Fun Fact: I have 2x beautiful fur babies Golden Retrievers & 1x human baby.
Jill-Anne Wheeler
Medical Student and Facility coordinator - Kingaroy, RMEA RTO Trainer
Profession: Nursing
Years in Profession: 19
Clinical Speciality: Rural Nursing
Education: Diploma Nursing, Cert IV Training and Assessment
Best Book Ever: Black Box Thinking - Matthew Syed
Movie that makes me cry: Patch Adams
Coffee making skills: some days are better than others!
Super Power: empathy
Feed Me: Fruit salad and fresh cream
Jo Buckley
Medical Student and Site Coordinator- Beaudesert
Profession: Nursing and Midwifery
Years in Profession: 20 years Nursing, 14 years Mid
Clinical Speciality: OT and Midwifery
Education: BNursing CDU, MMid GU, GCert Clin Ed Flinders
Best Book Ever: Pride and Prejudice
Movie that makes me cry: Dead Poets Society
Coffee making skills: Nada
Feed Me: Dark Spirits and Cheese
Julie Reid
Chief Financial Officer - Toowoomba
Profession: Accounting
Years in Profession: 27 years
Education: BCom (Acc) USQ; GAICD; CPA; MBA Deakin
Best Book Ever: The Bible, of course!
Movie that makes me cry: Miracle In Cell No. 7 (2019)
Coffee making skills: 2/10, not much of a coffee drinker
Super Power: Spot The Difference puzzles
Feed Me: Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs
Fun Fact: I came second in a Catch And Win competition run by the National Rugby League to catch footballs at half-time on Grand Final Day and won $10,000
Kaitlyn Anderson
Rural Stream Coordinator - Toowoomba
Profession: Paramedic
Years in Profession: 3 Years
Clinical Speciality: Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine
Education: BSc Science (Psychology & Biology) BSc Paramedicine, GCert Tertiary and Adult Education, Currently completing GCert Tactical Medicine
Research: Commenced
Best Book Ever: Cut & Run, Abigail Roux
Movie that makes me cry: Anything where an animal dies.
Coffee making skills: 7/10 (Was a barista for a moment in time)
Super Power: Jigsaw Puzzles
Feed Me: Ice Cream & Hot Chips with Gravy
Fun Fact: I came first in the Toowoomba Show Novelty Cake section & can fire twirl.
Kay Brumpton
Rural Subdean - Toowoomba
Profession: Medical
Years in Profession: 25+ years
Clinical Speciality: General Practice, Rural Medicine, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academia
Education: MBBS, FRACGP, FARGP (advanced skill O&G), RACGP-rural generalist, DRANZCOG, FACRRM (advanced skill emergency), MClinEd, GAICD, PhD candidate
Research: Cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Kendall Hawtin
Nurse Educator and Student Coordinator - Warwick
Profession: Nursing
Years in Profession: 20 years
Clinical Speciality: Emergency and Rural Nursing
Education: BNursing QUT, GCert Academic Health Practice Griffith University
Best Book Ever: Boy Swallows Universe, Where the Crawdads Sing
Movie that makes me cry: Phar Lap
Coffee making skills: Very poor, I'm a tea girl
Super Power: Picking up the emotions of others
Feed Me: Gin, dark chocolate and cheese
Fun Fact: I love horses, yoga and the quiet simple life of living on a farm.
Matt French
Medical Educator - Beaudesert
Megan O’Shannessy
Chief Executive Officer - Toowoomba
Profession: Nursing and Midwifery
Years in Profession: 35 + years
Clinical Speciality: Rural Nursing
Education: RN,RM, BNursing, MPHTM
Research: beginning
Best Book Ever: Love In the Time of Cholera
Movie that makes me cry: Red Dog
Coffee making skills: 6/10 but coffee I make for my husband he says is 10/10
Super Power: Making apple pie from scratch
Feed Me: my mums Pineapple Meringue Pie
Fun Fact: I keep bees
Michaila MacAskill
Clinical Educator - Dalby
Profession: Nursing
Years in Profession: 10 Years
Clinical Speciality: Emergency and Anaestetics
Education: Currently completing Masters of Nurse Practitioners (Emergency and Acute Care); Bachelor of Nursing, RIPRN, IPN, Graduate Certificate Emergency Nursing, Graduate Certificate Leadership and Management
Research: No publications or research experience, yet… but extensive experience in auditing and quality improvement activities within my HHS
Best Book Ever: Folk of the Far Away Tree by Enid Blyton
Movie that makes me cry: My Girl (1991)
Coffee making skills: 0/10, I really make bad coffee
Super Power: Organisation skills, kids, work, study. I'm all over it.
Feed Me: Tiramisu or hokey pokey ice cream
Fun Fact: I was a swimming teacher while at university and currently manage my mother's swim school in Dalby in my spare time…
Nardia Ricca
Nurse Educator - Stanthorpe
Profession: Nursing
Years in Profession: 20 years
Clinical Speciality: Emergency
Education: Bachelor of Nursing
Best Book Ever: The Power of One
Movie that makes me cry: Beaches
Coffee making skills: 10/10 Just add water!
Super Power: I can make lasagne and pizza from scratch
Feed Me: Anything that doesn't taste awful
Fun Fact: I am a twin
Paul Purea
Director of Training - Toowoomba
Profession: Nursing
Years in Profession: 28 years
Clinical Speciality: Anaesthetics, Aboriginal Health, General Practice, Emergency
Education: RN, BNursing, Dip PrctMgmt, Gcert GP, GDip Anaes, MClinEd
Research: LICs
Robert Heffernan
Medical Lead Year 4 Longlook - Toowoomba
Profession: Medical
Years in Profession: 15 years
Clinical Speciality: General Practice, General Medicine
Education: BSc (Biomedical Science), MBBS, FRACGP FARGP, Grad Cert Clinincal Education
Research: Med Educ Online . 2021 Dec;26(1):1972506.
Best Book Ever: Deepak Chopra Quantum Healing
Movie that makes me cry: Not a movie but my daughter in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
Coffee making skills: 5 out of 10
Super Power: Noxious olfactolocation
Feed Me: Pizza, Lasagna and Icecream
Fun Fact: Won tickets to the 2021 AFL Grandfinal for most dedicated supporter from a radio station by wearing full body paint and a G-string
Sherrilyn Walters
Researcher - Toowoomba
Profession: Research
Years in Profession: 3 years
Clinical Speciality: Sport and Exercise
Education: BAppSc (Animal Science), Grad Cert (Sports Coaching), MScR (Sport and Exercise), currently undertaking PhD
Research: Exercise Physiology, Occupational Health in military and emergency services, Rural Health
Best Book Ever: Lord of the Rings
Movie that makes me cry: The Dog of Flanders
Coffee making skills: 5 / 10 - I drink green tea mostly
Super Power: Manifest alternate reality
Feed Me: Thai green curry with tofu, Sushi
Fun Fact: I love anime and fantasy tabletop RPGs
William MacAskill
Researcher - Dalby
Profession: Research
Years in Profession: 2
Clinical Speciality: Medical Education
Education: PhD, BAppSci, BEd
Research: Rural health, Reflective Learning, Workforce Recruitment, Exercise Physiology
Best Book Ever: Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Movie that makes me cry: Red Dog
Coffee making skills: 9/10
Super Power: Public Speaking
Feed Me: Lasagne
Fun Fact: I'm great at firetwirling!
