25 Years of Giving Back
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In 2025, AMA Queensland Foundation is celebrating 25 years of compassion, advocacy and care for Queenslanders who fall through the gaps of the existing health system. Join us as we uncover the stories of our history over 25 years, revisiting the people and moments that not only shaped us, but continue to inspire our future.
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A legacy of giving
09/01/2026
Dr Steven Hambleton AM No 25-year celebration for AMA Queensland Foundation would be complete without reconnecting with Dr Steven Hambleton AM. At the helm of the Foundation for thirteen years from 2008 to 2021 and remaining as a Director until 2022, Dr...
Scholarship helps rural medical career take flight
27/10/2025
In 2010, the 11th AMA Queensland Foundation Medical Student Scholarship was awarded to Preston Cardelli, who was in his first year at James Cook University. Ten years after graduation, Dr Cardelli is now acting Medical Superintendent at Thursday Island...
Long-held rural generalist dream realised thanks to scholarship
08/08/2025
2016 Medical Student Scholarship Recipient, Dr Michael Pitt. In 2020, Dr Michael Pitt graduated from James Cook University (JCU) and was the fifteenth AMA Queensland Foundation Medical Student Scholarship recipient to become a doctor. He was awarded the...
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Scholarship ignites career in rural and remote medicine.
23/06/2025
Dr Emily Vagg - First AMA Queensland Foundation Medical Student Scholarship Recipient In 2004, AMA Queensland Foundation made a commitment to supporting the next generation of doctors through a program for medical students...
Research provides insights into rural GP practice
23/04/2025
Dr Kellie West, 2023 GPTQ Bursary recipient. In 2023, AMA Queensland Foundation launched the General Practice Training Queensland (GPTQ) Training and Research Bursary for Queensland GPs and GP Registrars (GPRs) to support training...
Setting the Foundation for success
21/03/2025
Retired AMA Queensland Foundation Executive Officer, Neil Mackintosh. On 1 July 2000, the cusp of a new century, AMA Queensland launched our charity arm, the AMA Queensland Foundation. For anyone over 40, it is humbling to grasp that...