National Student Committee

Georgia is a postgraduate medical student with a passion for global & planetary health.

Georgia has led various student groups at a university and national level, and represented the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations at United Nations climate change negotiations.

Georgia has published work with the Lancet Countdown on Climate Change & Health and the Lancet Planetary Health, and contributed to a textbook chapter on climate change in medical education.

Georgia is an undergraduate medical student at the University of Newcastle and is passionate about climate action and medical student empowerment.

Georgia has been involved in student organising at both university and national levels, as well as previous experience with DEA and AMSA Code Green.

She is determined to drive systems change across the health sector and greater society to achieve climate justice and empower local communities.

Ruo is an undergraduate medical student at the University of Tasmania. Growing up in the urban suburbs of Sydney, the move to the tranquil, green (and cold!) island state of Tasmania for university studies sparked a rediscovery for the beauty and wonders of nature.

Driven by a commitment to protect our natural resources (and self-preservation), Ruo strives to advocate and initiate wide-scale change necessary to mitigate climate change. In her spare time, Ruo enjoys running and bushwalking.

Michael is a postgraduate student medical student who, over time, unexpectedly found himself becoming more and more interested in the human factors, politics and relationships involved in delivering good health care.

His medical career began as a ski patroller in Canada. Hungry for more, he studied further to practice as a specialist paramedic in the U.K. within the NHS.

Michael likes to think that he has an open mind, little-to-no agenda, and that a key part of getting the most out of a team is to genuinely hear others, be humble and compromise!

Mi is a postgraduate medical student at the University of Wollongong. Originally from Brazil and raised in Canada, he is grateful to have spent lots of time in some very scenic parts of the world, which has lit a fire in him for connecting with and protecting natural environments.

He has a passion for visual arts and studied psychology in Canada. It was helping people with their mental health and working with remote communities that led him to pursue a career in medicine.

He has been involved with various volunteer organisations such as, Evergreen Brickworks, Communidad Inti Wara Yassi, and Food Not Bombs, which all strive to help individuals, communities, and the environment.

Kaitlin grew up on a farm in rural Tasmania and is now studying postgraduate medicine at the University of Melbourne.

Kaitlin’s upbringing instilled in her a love of being outdoors and a passion for the environment and every creature that calls it home, leading her to study undergraduate Zoology and Environmental studies, followed by a Master of Environmental Management (Conservation).

Kaitlin has volunteered with a number of different environmental groups, including The Wilderness Society, Tasmanian Conservation Trust, and the Maun Animal Welfare Society (Botswana).

Rose is an undergraduate international medical student at the University of New South Wales with a passion to preserve nature for future generations and sustain life.

At the age of 10, Rose’s life was completely changed when she was first introduced to the concept of climate change at school. Since then, she has continued to further explore the history of climate change and engaged in several projects to raise awareness on the topic, including making a documentary, turning vegetarian and encouraging people to make more environmentally-friendly choices.

Mikaela is an undergraduate medical student who has lived in Tasmania for the majority of her life. She has a keen interest in global and public health issues and wants to be able to ensure a more sustainable future for generations to come.

For years she has protested and advocated for climate action and is looking forward to being able to contribute to a team of such passionate and driven future doctors, who all care immensely about improving planetary health.

Emily is an undergraduate medical student from WSU whose love of the environment began from a childhood spent bingeing on David Attenborough documentaries. Despite being raised in suburban Sydney, she has a great love of exploration and hiking along the Great North Walk.

Emily has firmly believed in the power of artistic activism ever since studying the works of freedom fighter Ai Wei Wei. She was the Vice President of Ruse UNICEF in 2018 and is eager to become involved in a new team focused on preserving the beauty of planet Earth.

Sharon is a second year medical student from Curtin University in Western Australia. She spent most of her childhood in the forests of NSW, gaining a profound appreciation of nature's beauty and it's value in maintaining integral ecosystems. Her awareness of climate change and it's deleterious impact on the living environment began with her involvement with DEA at University. This provided her with a platform to advocate for the environment and promote change within her community. Now, at a state-based level, Sharon strives to maintain this at a larger scale, hoping to enlighten others about climate change and it's severe and detrimental impact on human health.