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healthcare leadership. governance & advocacy
03./ about
story.
Jennifer Green - bmed faortha gaicd
high school, sydney
born and raised in sydney. high school at monte sant angelo college, north sydney.
medical school & medical student society leadership -
university of newcastle
president & secretary of the university of newcastle medical society.
resident & registrar, sydney
royal north shore hospital, including regional rotations to taree and port macquarie. surgical stream with intensive care, spinal injury unit and emergency.
1992
orthopaedic registrar - new zealand
auckland & middlemore hospitals (busiest trauma centre in the southern hemisphere). developed cultural and healthcare access insights through caring for the large maori and pacific islander community. acknowledged the treaty of waitangi as a requisite for employment.
1993-1997
autralian orthopaedic association (aoa) training program
sydney & orange, nsw
sydney metro & regional nsw rotations.
successfully achieved fellowship of the royal australasian college of surgeons.
1997-1999
hand surgery fellowship - usa & france
world -leading indiana hand centre, Indianapolis and institut de la main, paris. paris program included belgian, italian, moroccan fellows. a cultural immersion experience - usa healthcare inequity first hand, french healthcare systems & a time spent in morocco with my moroccan co-fellow.
1999-2008
orthopaedic surgeon. nsw hand society secretary. aoa training. educator - sydney
sydney hospital hand unit (largest hand surgery unit in Australia) and st george hospital. set up first private practice at st george private hospital. aoa director of training and selector.
unsw senior lecturer appointment teaching medical students, junior doctors & orthopaedic trainees.
2009-2015
orthopaedic surgeon. educator - brisbane
moved to brisbane (spouse raaf pilot posting). set up second private practice at wesley hospital. engaged in medical student education - university of queensland, griffith & bond universities. established wesley upper limb radiology meetings. engaged in teaching of trainees via mri and journal club meetings.
2016-present
orthopaedic surgeon. board member. advocate. educator - canberra
move to canberra (spouse raaf posting). set up third private practice. experience as board director at aoa, ioda & ahss. ​
2018-2020
board director.
australian orthopaedic association (aoa)
responsible for oversight of strategy, risk management & governance of the peak body for orthopaedic surgery. led & delivered the aoa inaugural diversity strategy. only 6% of australian orthopaedic surgeons are women. intake of women applying for orthopaedic training increased from ~12% to 25% over past 8 years.
2022
graduate.
australian insitute of company directors (aicd)
succesfully graduated from the aicd company director program. utilised these skills to develop ioda and later to launch ahss strategy and elevate governance to aicd and acnc best practice.
2020-2025
founder. board director.
international orthopaedic diversity alliance (ioda)
orthopaedics has the lowest inclusion of women & under-represented minorities globally. evidence shows significant inequity in orthopaedic healthcare delivery for more than 50% of the population.
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2020 - responsible for bringing together 45 orthopaedic leaders from 30 different nations to establish ioda as a usa nonprofit.
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ioda has ~2000 global members.
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ioda is recognised by 45+ international orthopaedic associations who have signed the ioda charter - a commitment to improve equity in orthopaedic care.
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developed and delivered collaborative webinars across all global regions
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negotiated industry funding usd 125,000 annually through strong relationships with orthopaedic industry.
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developed governance processes, strategy, policy & responsible financial oversight
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supported & developed relationships with orthopaedic association leaders across the globe.
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developed board talent through mentorship & sponsorship
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contibuted significantly to ioda website development and social media
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delivered invited presentations on healthcare inequity in orthopaedics in australia, denmark, hong kong, italy, malaysia, new zealand, portugal, united kingdom, usa & more.​​​
2022
australian medical association (ama) Inaugural Diversity in Medicine Award
2022-2025
board director.
australian hand surgery association (ahss)
launched the first ahss strategic plan. developed governance structures, processes & policies. improved communications & visibility of all aspects of ahss activity - advocacy, board decisions, educational opportunities - locally, nationally & internationally and outreach volunteer work. increased membership engagement. developed relationships with state hand society boards and regional and international hand society leadership.
2026
experienced board director. orthopaedic surgeon. advocate.
busy in orthopaedic practice and interested in discussing opportunities for non-executive director roles in the healthcare sector & statutory appointments in australian government bodies.