Faye McMillan

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Faye McMillan
AM
Born
Faye Beverley McMillan

(1971-03-24) 24 March 1971 (age 53)
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Academic background
EducationCharles Sturt University (PharmB)
Academic work
DisciplinePharmacy
Sub-disciplineIndigenous healthcare

Faye Beverley McMillan AM (born 24 March 1971)[1] is an Australian academic and pharmacist known for her work on improving Indigenous healthcare. In 2023 she was awarded the Australian Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy and Practice. She is a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity (Atlantic Institute), as well as being a Senior Fellow with Advance HE. She is a founding member of Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) and was a board member of IAHA from 2009-2017 (and chairperson from 2010-2016). She joined UTS in 2022 with over 20 years of experience in the Higher Education Sector and over 30 years in the health sector.  

Early life, education, and qualifications[edit]

McMillan is Wiradjuri and was born in Bowral, New South Wales.[2] She grew up in Trangie, New South Wales.[3][4][5] She graduated from Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2001,[4][6] and completed her pre-registration year at Wagga Wagga.[4]

  • 2022 Master of Social Change and Leadership - University of Melbourne
  • 2020    Diploma of Counselling
  • 2020    Cert IV Training and Assessment
  • 2019    Senior Fellow, Advance Higher Education (SFHEA)
  • 2018    Graduate Certificate in Education – University of Melbourne
  • 2016    Doctor of Health Science – Exegesis: Shared meanings of leadership through accounts of the experiences of Indigenous/First Nations women leaders” Charles Sturt University
  • 2016    Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage - Charles Sturt University
  • 2014    Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Governance - University of Arizona
  • 2013    Cert I and II – Wiradjuri Language
  • 2006    Master of Indigenous Health Studies - University of Wollongong
  • 2001    Bachelor of Pharmacy - Charles Sturt University.[1] Archived 21 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine

Fellowships Harkness Fellow: The Commonwealth Fund Faye McMillan Lifelong Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity Associate Professor Faye McMillan AM Senior Fellow of Advance HE Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Career[edit]

McMillan is known for having been Australia's first registered Aboriginal pharmacist.[2][4][6][7] She has worked on the Tiwi Islands[2][4][6] and in Vancouver, Canada.[4][6] She is an Atlantic Fellow,[3][5] focusing her work on supporting mental health,[5][8] and a founding member and former chairperson[9][10] of Indigenous Allied Health Australia.[3][11] McMillan works at University Technology Sydney and works between Sydney and Wagga Wagga - Professor of Indigenous Health [2] previous to this role McMillan worked at the University of New South Wales [3][4][5][7][12] and prior to that as Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health at Charles Sturt University. [5][13]

McMillan is currently one of two Deputy National Rural Health Commissioners within the Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner.[14]

In 2019, McMillan was appointed director of The Australian Pharmacy Council board. In 2022 APC launched The Leaders in Indigenous Pharmacy Profession Education (LIPPE) Network.

Awards[edit]

Selected publications[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who's Who in Australia, ConnectWeb (2017).
  2. ^ a b c Dow, Steve (22 May 2003). "Success the best remedy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales. p. 10. ISSN 0312-6315.
  3. ^ a b c d Haggan, Megan (18 March 2019). "Pharmacist named NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year". Australian Journal of Pharmacy. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Breaking through barriers". Deadly Vibe. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Aubusson-Foley, Yvette (29 November 2018). "Trangie professor takes on the world". Dubbo Photo News. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Pharmacist has prescription to raise awareness" (PDF). The Koori Mail. 21 May 2003. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b Bull, Kelly. "Faye McMillan". science.csu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Meet the First Atlantic Fellows". Atlantic Fellows. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Six receive top honours" (PDF). The Koori Mail. 17 December 2014. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. ^ "A national honour". Illawarra Mercury. Wollongong, New South Wales. 7 December 2010. p. 22. ISSN 1443-900X.
  11. ^ a b "Faye McMillan named NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year". Triple M. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Faye's passion sets her above the rest". Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. 8 October 2014. p. 5.
  13. ^ Jurd, Taylor (21 November 2018). "Former Trangie resident graduates from prestigious program". Western Magazine. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Faye McMillan appointed Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner". UNSW Sites. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  15. ^ "IAHA Chairperson Faye McMillan named in The AFR and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2014". Indigenous Allied Health Australia. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  16. ^ Marlan, Zaarkacha (8 March 2019). "Trangie's Faye McMillan named 2019 NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year". Narromine News. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Associate Professor Faye Beverley McMillan". It's An Honour. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

External links[edit]

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