Dr Mark Wenitong, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clinical Network Chair

Dr Mark Wenitong was one of Australia's first Indigenous medical doctors. Mark spoke to us from Cape York about what inspired him to become a doctor in his 30s and what graduating from medicine meant to his family and the broader community. He shared his goals for his new role with Queensland Health and, during NAIDOC week, what 'heal country' means to him. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.