Grants Advisory Committee

 The Grants Advisory Committee is responsible for reviewing, interviewing and deliberating on applications for capacity building, fellowships, program and project grants.  They oversee the entire peer review process for the QEMRF and are accountable directly to the Trustees of the Foundation.  The committee recommends to the Board which grants are suitable for funding.

  • Prof Peter A Leggat, (Chair) MD, PhD, DrPH, FAFPHM, FACTM, FFTM (ACTM), FFTM RCPS (Glasg), FACRRM, FAICD, FSIA, FACE, FRGS, ACPHM (CMSA), WSO-CSE, MRO (AUS & USA), Professor/Campus Head, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sciences. James Cook University, Townsville Campus; Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Molecular Sciences, JCU; Chair, Ethics Review Committee, JCU; Co-Director, WSO Collaborating Centre, Disaster Health & Emergency Response; Chair, Training Branch & Executive  Member, Queensland, St John Ambulance Australia; State Professional Officer, Queensland, St John Ambulance Australia; Lieutenant Colonel, Defence Health Service, Army Reserves, Australia
  • Prof Anthony Brown, MB ChB, MRCP (UK), FRCS (Ed), FACEM, FFAEM (UK), FRCP (UK), FCEM (UK), Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital; Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
  • Prof Gerry FitzGerald, MBBS, MD, BHA, FACEM FRACMA FCHSE, Professor of Public Health (Emergency and Disaster Management), Queensland Institute of Technology
  • Dr Jeremy Furyk, MBBS, MPH&TM, FACEM, Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital
  • A/Prof Anna Holdgate, MBBS(Hons), FACEM, MMed(Clin Epi), Director, Emergency Medicine Research Unit, Liverpool Hospital; Conjoint Associate Professor, University of New South Wales; Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Liverpool Hospital; Section Editor for Original Research, Emergency Medicine Australasia Journal
  • Dr Gerben Keijzers, MBBS, MSc (Epi), FACEM, Staff Specialist, Gold Coast Hospital Emergency Department and A/Prof Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University.
  • A/Prof David McDonald Taylor, MBBS, DRCOG, MPH, MD, FACEM,  Director of Emergency and General Medicine Research, Austing Health, Heidelberg, Australia; Principal Fellow, Dept of Medicine, University of Melbourne
  • Professor Mieke van Driel, MD, MSc, PhD,  Professor of General Practice, Associate Dean Research and  Director Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Program, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast; General Practitioner, Kalwun Health, Aboriginal Medical Service, Miami, Gold Coast

Grants Review Panel

The panel has responsiblity for the peer review of the Staff Specialist and Trainee grant applications.  Members of the panel may vary with each round.  The panel recommends to the Board which grants are suitable for funding.    

Below is a list of the current panel.   

  • Prof Gerry Fitzgerald (Chair), MBBS, MD, BHA, FACEM, FRACMA, FCHSE, Professor of Public Health (Emergency and Disaster Management), Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology.
  • Dr Ellen Burkett, MBBS (Hons), FACEM, Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital.
  • Dr Gerben Keijzers, MBBS, MEpi, FACEM, Staff Specialist, Gold Coast Hospital Emergency Department and A/Prof Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University.
  • Prof Anne-Maree Kelly, MBBS, MD, MClinEd, FACEM , Professor of Emergency Medicine, Western Health and The University of Melbourne; Director, Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research.
  • A/Prof Jamie Seymour, BSc ( Hons), PhD, Lecturer, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University.
  • Dr Ogilvie Thom, MBBS, FACEM, Grad Cert Clin Res Methods, Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Emergency Medicine Research, Redcliffe Hospital and Principal Investigator Emergency Medicine Research Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital.

Scientific Advisory Committee

The Scientific Advisory Committee oversees the scientific research direction for the Foundation and provides input into application categories, forms and processes.   

  • Prof Gerry FitzGerald, MBBS, MD, BHA, FACEM FRACMA FCHSE, Professor of Public Health (Emergency and Disaster Management), Queensland Institute of Technology
  • Prof Anthony Brown, MB ChB, MRCP (UK), FRCS (Ed), FACEM, FFAEM (UK), FRCP (UK), FCEM (UK), Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital; Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
  • A/Prof Peter Aitken, MBBS, FACEM, EMDM, Eminent Senior Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, The Townsville Hospital; A/Prof, Anton Breinl Centre for Public Helath, James Cook University; Senior Medical Coordinator – Disaster Management
  • A/Prof David McDonald Taylor, MBBS, DRCOG, MPH, MD, FACEM,  Director of Emergency and General Medicine Research, Austing Health, Heidelberg, Australia; Principal Fellow, Dept of Medicine, University of Melbourne
  • Dr James Lind, BMedSci, BM, BS, FACEM, Director of Emergency Medicine Training, Gold Coast Hospital