Suzanne Mckenzie MBBS, MMedSci, GCULT, PhD, FRACGP

Suzanne attended Pymble Ladies College and in 1982 entered medical school at Sydney University, residing at Women’s College. She did her internship at Hornsby and Ryde hospitals, and residency in the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Royal Hospital for Women, and Sydney Hospital. Suzanne trained in General Practice and worked in Sydney and Melbourne before moving to Townsville in 2010 to further her academic and teaching career in medicine as an Associate Professor in General Practice and Rural Medicine and Head of Discipline, James Cook University (JCU). At the same time, she was the Director of Clinical Studies at JCU and remained a Conjoint Associate Professor at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales.

She was a senior lecturer in General Practice at the University of New South Wales when she commenced her Ph.D. Suzanne started at Women’s College as a fresher in Langley before moving to a balcony room on the second floor Main. She spoke fondly of her time at College, of formal dinners, cheering on the sporting teams, late-night suppers, and the annual College Ball, as well as making many lifelong friendships. Suzanne was a delightful, funny, compassionate, and brilliant woman and medical educator who will be very much missed by her parents, partner Helen and extended family, friends, colleagues, and the broader community.