FULFILLING CLINICAL, ACADEMIC & RESEARCH GOALS IN GENERAL PRACTICE Leading public discussion on healthcare policy and the future of general practice

With
Dr Ramya Raman FRACGP, MBBS,
BSSc (Hons), Dip Children’s Health , Dip Women’s Health, GAICD &
RACGP Vice President & WA Chair

PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE SEGMENT
Filmed in Sydney | June 2026

Dr Ramya Raman is a Specialist General Practitioner, medical educator, and health policy leader. Raised in Orange in Central West NSW, where she lived for over 15 years, she brings a deep, lived understanding of rural and community healthcare to her work.

Now based in Perth for nearly two decades, she is the Director of The Garden Family Medical Clinic in Piara Waters, where she continues in clinical practice and leads a modern, forward-thinking teaching practice. She is also Discipline Head of General Practice at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, leading the training of future doctors.

Dr Raman is an experienced board director with a strong focus on governance, strategy, and health system reform. She currently serves as Chair of RACGP WA and Vice President of the RACGP nationally.

She has built a national profile as a leading advocate for patient safety and evidence-based reform, and is a confident media communicator, regularly contributing to public discussion on healthcare policy and the future of general practice.

Recognised as RACGP WA GP of the Year (2020) and AMA (WA) Advocate of the Year (2024), her leadership is driven by a clear principle: strengthening general practice is essential to strengthening Australia’s health system.

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