Faye McMillan
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (March 2024) |
Faye McMillan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Faye Beverley McMillan 24 March 1971 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Charles Sturt University (PharmB) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Pharmacy |
| Sub-discipline | Indigenous healthcare |
Faye Beverley McMillan AM (born 24 March 1971)[1] is an Australian academic and pharmacist known for her work on improving Indigenous healthcare. In 2023 she was awarded the Australian Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy and Practice. She is a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity (Atlantic Institute), as well as being a Senior Fellow with Advance HE. She is a founding member of Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) and was a board member of IAHA from 2009-2017 (and chairperson from 2010-2016). She joined UTS in 2022 with over 20 years of experience in the Higher Education Sector and over 30 years in the health sector.
Early life, education, and qualifications
[edit]McMillan is Wiradjuri and was born in Bowral, New South Wales.[2] She grew up in Trangie, New South Wales.[3][4][5] She graduated from Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2001,[4][6] and completed her pre-registration year at Wagga Wagga.[4]
- 2022 Master of Social Change and Leadership – University of Melbourne
- 2020 Diploma of Counselling
- 2020 Cert IV Training and Assessment
- 2019 Senior Fellow, Advance Higher Education (SFHEA)
- 2018 Graduate Certificate in Education – University of Melbourne
- 2016 Doctor of Health Science – Exegesis: Shared meanings of leadership through accounts of the experiences of Indigenous/First Nations women leaders" Charles Sturt University
- 2016 Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage – Charles Sturt University
- 2014 Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Governance – University of Arizona
- 2013 Cert I and II – Wiradjuri Language
- 2006 Master of Indigenous Health Studies – University of Wollongong
- 2001 Bachelor of Pharmacy – Charles Sturt University.[1] Archived 21 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine
Fellowships Harkness Fellow: The Commonwealth Fund Faye McMillan Lifelong Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity Associate Professor Faye McMillan AM Senior Fellow of Advance HE Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Career
[edit]McMillan is known for having been Australia's first registered Aboriginal pharmacist.[2][4][6][7] She has worked on the Tiwi Islands[2][4][6] and in Vancouver, Canada.[4][6] She is an Atlantic Fellow,[3][5] focusing her work on supporting mental health,[5][8] and a founding member and former chairperson[9][10] of Indigenous Allied Health Australia.[3][11] McMillan works at University Technology Sydney and works between Sydney and Wagga Wagga – Professor of Indigenous Health [2] previous to this role McMillan worked at the University of New South Wales[3][4][5][7][12] and prior to that as Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health at Charles Sturt University.[5][13]
McMillan is currently one of two Deputy National Rural Health Commissioners within the Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner.[14]
In 2019, McMillan was appointed director of The Australian Pharmacy Council board. In 2022 APC launched The Leaders in Indigenous Pharmacy Profession Education (LIPPE) Network. [15]
Awards
[edit]- McMillan was named in the Westpac and Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards in 2014.[12][16]
- She was named 2019 New South Wales Aboriginal Woman of the Year.[11][17]
- In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, McMillan was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to Indigenous mental health, and to tertiary education".[18]
- In 2022 McMillan was named as the Pharmacist of the Year at PSA’s Excellence Awards, presented at PSA22 New beginnings for PSA's Pharmacist of the Year
- In 2023 McMillan was made a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia PSA23 Honors Newly Inducted Fellows
- In 2023 McMillan was awarded the 2023 Alumni Award for Professional Excellence from the University of Wollongong Winners – University of Wollongong – UOW
Selected publications
[edit]- F McMillan, D Kampers, V Traynor, J Dewing; (2010) Person-centred care as caring for country: An indigenous Australia Experience; Dementia, 9 , (2): 163-167.Person-centred care as caring for country: An Indigenous Australian experience
- C. Schultz, R. Walker, D. Bessarab, F. McMillan, J. MacLeod, R. Marriott (2014) Chapter 13: Interdisciplinary Care to Enhance Mental Health and Social Emotional Wellbeing.[3]
- Y. Akama, D. Evans, S. Keen, F. McMillan, M McMillan, P. West; (2017) Designing digital and creative scaffolds to strengthen Indigenous nations: being Wiradjuri by practising sovereignty; Digital Creativity, 28 , (1): 58-72.Person-centred care as caring for country: An Indigenous Australian experience Doi: Designing digital and creative scaffolds to strengthen Indigenous nations: being Wiradjuri by practising sovereignty
- M. McMillan, F. McMillan, S. Rigney; (2016) Is indigenous National Building capable of strengthening and improving Indigenous holistic health outcomes: Retelling the right to health 10 , (2): 147-159.Is Indigenous Nation Building capable of strengthening and improving Indigenous holistic health outcomes: Retelling the Right to Health
References
[edit]- ^ Who's Who in Australia, ConnectWeb (2017).
- ^ a b c Dow, Steve (22 May 2003). "Success the best remedy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales. p. 10. ISSN 0312-6315.
- ^ a b c d Haggan, Megan (18 March 2019). "Pharmacist named NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year". Australian Journal of Pharmacy. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Breaking through barriers". Deadly Vibe. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Aubusson-Foley, Yvette (29 November 2018). "Trangie professor takes on the world". Dubbo Photo News. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Pharmacist has prescription to raise awareness" (PDF). The Koori Mail. 21 May 2003. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b Bull, Kelly. "Faye McMillan". science.csu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Meet the First Atlantic Fellows". Atlantic Fellows. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Six receive top honours" (PDF). The Koori Mail. 17 December 2014. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "A national honour". Illawarra Mercury. Wollongong, New South Wales. 7 December 2010. p. 22. ISSN 1443-900X.
- ^ a b "Faye McMillan named NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year". Triple M. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Faye's passion sets her above the rest". Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. 8 October 2014. p. 5.
- ^ Jurd, Taylor (21 November 2018). "Former Trangie resident graduates from prestigious program". Western Magazine. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Faye McMillan appointed Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner". UNSW Sites. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "LIBBE Network". MOH Exam News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "IAHA Chairperson Faye McMillan named in The AFR and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2014". Indigenous Allied Health Australia. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ Marlan, Zaarkacha (8 March 2019). "Trangie's Faye McMillan named 2019 NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year". Narromine News. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Associate Professor Faye Beverley McMillan". It's An Honour. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Faye McMillan publications indexed by Google Scholar
| Academics | |
|---|---|
| People | |
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Members of the Order of Australia
- Wiradjuri people
- Indigenous Australian women academics
- Indigenous Australian academics
- Indigenous Australian health professionals
- Charles Sturt University alumni
- Australian pharmacists
- Women pharmacists
- Academic staff of the University of New South Wales
- Australian women academics
- Australian scientists
- Australian women scientists
- Indigenous Australian scientists
- 21st-century Australian scientists