Background

Ellie is a public health registrar at Burnet undertaking advanced training through the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM). 

Ellie has a background in general practice, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and remote medicine. She spent the last 6 years in the Northern Territory, working in public health, internal medicine, and general practice across both the government and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health sectors. Ellie joined Burnet in 2025 to continue public health training alongside clinical work as a general practitioner in youth justice.

Qualifications

• 2024: FRACGP-RG, Rural Generalist Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• 2023: FRACGP, Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• 2019: MPH, University of New South Wales, Australia
• 2015: MBBS, University of Sydney, Australia
• 2011: BSci, University of Otago, New Zealand

Appointments

• 2024-2025: RACGP NT Faculty, Trainee Representative
• 2023-2025: AFPHM Faculty Training Committee, Trainee Representative
• 2021-2025: RACGP GPs in Training, NT Representative
• 2020-2021: AFPHM Trainee Committee, NT Representative 

Positions

• 2025-current: Public Health Registrar, Burnet Institute
• 2024-current: General Practitioner, Parkville Youth Justice Precinct
• 2023-2024: Rural Medical Practitioner, Central Australia Health Service
• 2022-2024: Public Health Registrar, Centre for Disease Control Northern Territory
• 2021-2023: General Practitioner Registrar, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
• 2021-2022: General Practitioner Registrar, Pandanus Medical NT Darwin
• 2021-2022: Registrar Liaison Officer, NT General Practice Education
• 2020-2021: Public Health Registrar, Aboriginal Medical Service Alliance Northern Territory
• 2019-2020: Medical Registrar, Royal Darwin Hospital
• 2016-2018: Junior Medical Officer, Wollongong Hospital 

Awards

• 2019: HOT NORTH Annual Scientific Symposia Award, Australasian Epidemiological Association
• 2015: Cedric Swanton Memorial Prize, University of Sydney
• 2014: Martin Kimming’s Scholarship for Research, University of Sydney
• 2013: Hoc Mai Scholarship, University of Sydney
• 2011: Scholarship in Physical Education, University of Otago
• 2011: Prestige Scholarship in Science, University of Otago
• 2011: James Robinson Prize in Physiology, University of Otago
• 2011: Wallath Prize for Research, University of Auckland
• 2010: Summer Research Scholarship, University of Auckland