Dr Alex Markwell, Outgoing Chair of the Queensland Clinical Senate

After three years, countless meetings and a global pandemic, Senate Chair Dr Alex Markwell's term will come to an end on 31 December 2021. Alex's leadership has been exceptional, steering the Senate through the COVID-19 pandemic, always ensuring frontline clinicians had the most up-to-date information available to support them in their roles. Alex represented clinicians at all levels of the state's COVID-19 health response, while also keeping her finger on the pulse working in fever clinics, vaccination clinics and in her clinical role as an emergency physician at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Her desire to achieve the best health outcomes for Queenslanders was never far from her sights, keeping consumers involved every step of the way. We spoke with Alex about her time and achievements as Chair, her career as an emergency physician and what's next in her career.