ProfFaye McMillan

I am a proud Wiradjuri yinaa (woman) originally from Trangie, NSW, now living and working between rural/regional and urban NSW. In 23/24 I completed a Harkness Fellowship program with the Commonwealth Fund in the US.  During that time, I conducted internationally comparative research where I examined Rural and Remote workforce development and the participation of First Nation Peoples in the health workforce with a particular focus on the profession of pharmacy. I was named as the PSA Australian Pharmacist of the Year in 2022. In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours List I was awarded the Medal (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for "significant service to Indigenous Mental Health, and to tertiary education". I have been honoured to serve as the inaugural Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner for Allied Health and First Nations Health a role which I held from 2021 until stepping down in June of 2025. In 2019 I was honoured to be named as the NSW Aboriginal Woman of the year. I am a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity (Atlantic Institute), Senior Harkness Fellow as well as being a Senior Fellow with Advance HE. I am a founding member of Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) and was a board member of IAHA from 2009-2017 (and chairperson from 2010-2016). I joined UTS in Oct 2022 with over 25 years of experience in the Higher Education Sector and over 35 years in the health sector.