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August 17, 2022AMA (NSW) is mourning the loss of Dr Geoff White OAM. Dr White was a passionate advocate for rural medicine and a much-loved and respected general practitioner, who served the small NSW community of Manilla for almost four decades.
Dr White was committed to medico-politics. He served as President of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia and is recognised as one of the founders of RDANSW.
Dr White was an AMA (NSW) Councillor for many years and represented AMA (NSW) on the Board of the Rural Doctors Network and at Federal AMA Council of General Practice.
Rural Doctors Network Acting Chief Executive, Mike Edwards said, “Dr White was one of the first board members of NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) and for decades he has been a core part of this family. His drive and his passion for rural health helped embed the sense of community and commitment that remain at the heart of RDN to this day.”
Dr White received an Honorary Fellowship from the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine in 2007 and was recognised by the AMA with a Fellow Award in 2009. He is remembered for being a leader in the rural doctors’ movement.
Dr White began his medical career as a locum in 1981 and received an award for his long service to Manilla at the Rural GPs conference in Sydney in 2016.
Dr White had a no-nonsense approach which he delivered without fear or favour to politicians or anyone he needed to influence on rural health policy. This approach was driven by his absolute belief in caring for rural communities.
Among Dr White’s lasting achievements was the development of the Rural Doctors Settlement package which, for many years, could only be accessed via’s Dr White’s computer in DOS format. This extraordinary package formed the basis of the renumeration arrangements for doctors serving in rural and regional communities to this day.
Dr White will be sadly missed by his family and friends, as well as his colleagues, his community, and the AMA.