QUEENSLAND
JCTS Queensland
We support GP registrars in their cultural education and journey to Fellowship, our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Services (ACCHSs) and our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander GP registrars located in Queensland.
We also provide support for our registrars working in ACCHSs and collaborate closely with our key stakeholders to improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Registrars (ACRRM and RACGP)
Orientation sessions
An introduction to JCTS at small, group face-to-face and online orientation sessions (held in January and July) for ACRRM and RACGP registrars to highlight the supports our Queensland team provides.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural and Health Training Days
JCTS organises cultural education days as locally as possible across Queensland, in collaboration with ACRRM and RACGP. Registrars will participate in a one day cultural and health education workshop, which includes our Cultural Educators and Medical Educators working together to deliver training that will assist registrars’ learning and interactions with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Welcomes from Traditional Owners, presentations by local ACCHSs (Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services), cultural tours and activities can all be a part of these training days.
Support for registrars working in ACCHSs or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training Posts
Our Cultural Educators and Medical Educators support those registrars with placements in ACCHSs or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training Posts. This may include a welcome email, regular communication and additional assistance.
Quarterly online peer support group: Open to GP registrars who are working in ACCHSs or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training Posts across Queensland, this support group gives registrars space to talk through specific cases with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and medical educators, share experiences, and build a community of practice.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander GP registrars
Our team provides clinical, cultural and pastoral care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander GP registrars, creating a community of practice and peer mentoring for those registrars. We conduct two workshops per year for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander GP registrars, providing professional development opportunities, networking, collegiality and peer support. JCTS also provides assistance for registrars to attend IGPTN and AIDA conferences and events.
ACCHSs
Site visits
Our team liaise with ACCHSs and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training Posts to conduct site visits at least once a year, in conjunction with ACRRM and RACGP local staff (if available). This gives us opportunities to create better working relationships and assist with any issues or questions the service may have.
Salary support
Services Australia administers the salary support; our team ensures the services are aware of this and keep the systems up to date with registrar placements and hourly rate each term.
Cultural Mentors
Our team supports the Cultural Mentors in each service with registrars. We conduct an annual Community of Practice Cultural Mentor Workshop which is rotated through the state. This is an opportunity to share stories of good practice, professional development and build relationships with each other.
Meet the JCTS QLD team
Marcy Holdsworth
Dr Patricia Mulholland
Dr Trish was born on Thursday Island, with deep cultural ties to Boigu and Erub Islands in the Torres Strait, as well connections with the Taepadhighi and Kaantju peoples of Cape York. As a proud Torres Strait Islander clinician, she brings lived experience, cultural knowledge, and a heartfelt commitment to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
She earned her MBBS at the University of Queensland and completed her fellowship through RACGP. In parallel with her role at JCTS, Dr Trish continues to practise as a GP across rural and remote regions in Queensland, ensuring she stays tightly connected with communities that face workforce shortages.
In her capacity as a JCTS Medical Educator, Dr Trish is deeply passionate about mentoring emerging doctors, fostering culturally safe practice, and preparing trainees to thrive in rural and remote settings. Her work combines clinical education with a strong cultural foundation, aligning with JCTS’s mission to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being, and doing within GP training.
Maryann Ansey
Maryann is a proud Torres Strait Islander woman with three decades of extensive experience in Queensland Health, private practice, and the Aboriginal community-controlled health services sector.
She holds a Master in Indigenous Business Leadership from Monash University. Her journey has been defined by a steadfast commitment to driving positive change and advancing the well-being of Indigenous communities, particularly in the realm of primary health care.
Her role encompasses providing comprehensive cultural support, guidance, and education across all levels of training.
Phillip Dreise
Phillip identifies with his German/Australian heritage as well as his Aboriginal ancestry. He belongs to the Yuwaalaraay and Gamilaraay language groups from SW QLD and NW NSW and has recently gained a positive Native Title decision outcome with fellow Yuwaalaraay peoples.
He is a qualified teacher with over 40 years teaching experience including many years with both GPTQ and the UQ Rural Clinical School.
Phillip is married to Darlene, who is of Torres Strait Islander and Chinese origin. They have four children and four grandchildren. He has spent most of his working career teaching in universities supporting future teachers on embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives within the education system and has extensive community experience.
For 14 years, he was a Board Member of an Indigenous Community Controlled Health Service. He is passionate about providing culturally appropriate training so to Close the Health Gap for Indigenous Peoples.
Sharly Blair
Sharly Blair is a Kulilli/ Wakka Wakka woman, whose descendants come from Thargomindah. She was born and raised in Inala Brisbane.
Sharly has her own lived experiences of the highs and lows of large population of Indigenous families living in low socio-economic conditions and the struggles that impede from this.
Her passion is improving outcomes for Indigenous families in our communities.
Sharly lives in Maryborough with her husband and has four children and one grandson.
Raphael Rial
Nicole Carstein
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HEALTH ORGANISATIONS WE SUPPORT IN OUR REGION:
- Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) Family and Community Services Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation, Bamaga
- Mossman Gorge Primary Care Centre (Apunipima CYHC)
- Mulungu Aboriginal Corporation Primary Health Care Service, Mareeba
- Wuchopperen Health Service, Cairns
- Gurriny Yealamucka Health Service Aboriginal Corporation, Cairns
- Mamu Health Service Ltd, Innisfail
- Children and Family Centre, Palm Island
- Palm Island Primary Health Care Centre
- Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service
- Gidgee Healing, Mount Isa
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Ltd, Mackay
- Bidgerdii Community Health Service, Rockhampton
- Nhulundu Health Service, Gladstone
- Mimosa Medical Clinic, Woorabinda
- Indigenous Wellbeing Centre, Bundaberg
- Galangoor Duwalami Primary Health Care Service, Hervey Bay
- CRAICCHS (Cherbourg Regional Aboriginal & Islander Community Controlled Health Service)
- Charleville and Western Areas Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health (CWAATSICH)
- The Gympie AMS
- CWAATSICH Roma
- The Maroochydore AMS (NCACCH – North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health)
- Goondir Health Services, Dalby
- Goolburri Aboriginal Health Advancement
- Carbal Medical Services Toowoomba
- Goondir Health Services, St George
- Moreton ATSICHS Caboolture
- Moreton ATSICHS Morayfield
- Moreton ATSICHS Deception Bay
- Moreton ATSICHS Margate
- Moreton ATSICHS Strathpine
- ATSICHS Northgate Clinic
- Yulu-Burri-Ba Wynnum
- Yulu-Burri-Ba Dunwich
- ATSICHS Woolloongabba Clinic
- Yulu-Burri-Ba Capalaba
- Inala Indigenous Health Service Centre of Excellence
- ATSICHS Browns Plains Clinic
- Kambu Laidley
- ATSICHS Loganlea
- Kambu Ipswich
- ATSICHS Logan Primary Health Care Clinic
- Kalwun Health Service Coomera
- Kalwun Health Service Miami
Are you interested in working for an Aboriginal Medical Service in QLD?
If you have an interest in working for an Aboriginal Medical Service in Queensland, you can register your interest via the form below and we will put you in touch with facilities with vacancies.
About Queensland
Queensland is known for its natural beauty and unique laid-back lifestyle, and there are many professional opportunities for GP Registrars.
Queenslanders enjoy a more laid-back and less hectic lifestyle compared to major cities. They have a strong sense of community and a rich indigenous culture and heritage, with opportunities to engage in cultural events.
The Cairns region, Cape York and the Torres Straits in Far North Queensland has several sacred sites that hold significant cultural, spiritual, and historical importance to the Indigenous peoples of the area. These sites are integral to their cultural heritage and are often associated with Dreamtime stories, traditional practices, and community identity.
The Cairns area has the Barron Gorge (Din Din), Black Mountain (Kalkajaka), Mandingalbay Yidinji Country, eastern Trinity inlet, Lake Eacham (Yidyam), Babinda Boulders (Devil’s Pool) and Ngarrabullgan (Mount Mulligan) near Dimbulah. In the Cape York, near the town of Hope Vale Ngunya Jarlinji, and in various locations across the Cape Rock Art sites.
Torres Strait Islands are home to several sacred sites that hold significant cultural and spiritual importance for the Torres Strait Islander peoples. These sites are deeply connected to the traditional beliefs, Dreamtime stories, and cultural practices of the Torres Strait Islanders.