Dr. Christine Phillips

Biography

Professor Christine Phillips is a general practitioner and health services researcher who leads the Social Foundations Medicine group at the Australian National University, where she teaches social sciences in medicine at the medical school level, including in the Master of Culture Health and Medicine program. Her research primarily focuses on health systems with an emphasis on quality and equity, aiming to improve health care through translational research. Phillips has served as the Medical Director of Companion House Medical Service for several decades and has played a significant role in the refugee health sector. She co-founded the Refugee Health Network of Australia in 2009 and has served as an advisor to prominent organizations such as UNHCR and the World Health Organization. In 2021, she was instrumental in developing competency standards for a curriculum guide aimed at health workers engaging with refugees and migrants, and in 2023, she led the initiative to create competency standards for supporting self-care among these populations. Her accolades include being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2020 for her contributions to medical education and refugee health, as well as receiving various teaching excellence awards.

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