We are proud to celebrate AMA Queensland's Committee of Doctors in Training selecting Medical Education and Wellbeing Registrar Dr Emma Hodge as the 2025 Chair.
Bundaberg’s Dr Emma Hodge is a current RACMA candidate, Queensland's only Medical Education and Wellbeing Registrar and Clinical Lead for the Medical Wellbeing project within the Office of the Chief Medical Officer.
As the AMA Queensland CDT Wellbeing Special Interest Group Lead for the past two years, Dr Hodge has played a pivotal role in shaping state-wide wellbeing initiatives, collaborating with Queensland Health’s Medical Workforce Wellbeing Reference Group and Doctor’s Health Queensland, alongside extensive engagement with doctors in training at various forums, conferences and AMA events.
An Associate Lecturer at UQ, Dr Hodge also has achieved a Master of Public Health and Master of Human Nutrition, as well as several first author international journal publications.
Her passion lies in advocating for changes at a systematic level to enhance the training experience, career progression and wellbeing of doctors in training.
“As CDT Chair, I am excited about the opportunity to lead and advocate on behalf of my colleagues, championing initiatives that improve education, wellbeing and workforce sustainability for all doctors in training," Dr Hodge said.
"My goals include strengthening engagement within the CDT, particularly among SIG members and hospital representatives, to ensure our initiatives have widespread impact.
“I am eager to advocate for improved training experiences in regional hospitals, address barriers to specialty training and work with specialist medical colleges to enhance accreditation flexibility in regional settings.
"The wellbeing of doctors in training remains at the heart of my advocacy.
“Having led initiatives that contributed to Bundaberg Hospital achieving the highest Resident Hospital Health Check grade in Queensland, I am committed to supporting CDT members to drive similar systemic improvements in their own hospitals.
"Additionally, I am keen to progress the ward call survey recommendations into a federal position statement and work towards their implementation across Queensland hospitals.
“Ensuring safe working conditions, promoting practitioner wellbeing and enhancing career opportunities for doctors in training will be my priorities as CDT Chair.”