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Doseena Fergie Doseena Fergie i(8114375 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Wuthati ; Indonesian
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BiographyHistory

Doseena Fergie, was born and raised on Thursday Island, and is a proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman. In March 2016, she was admitted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women for her work in nursing and community health. Doseena worked as a nurse and midwife in Brisbane, as a healthcare worker in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, and came to Melbourne two decades ago to work with an Indigenous health team in Healesville. She lectures in nursing at the Australian Catholic University and has submitted her PhD thesis on post-natal depression in Aboriginal women. (Source : The Age, 7 March 2016.)

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Personal Awards

2019 recipient Order of Australia — Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

For service to community health.
2016 recipient Churchill Fellowship To network, share and exchange knowledge with other Elders from Indigenous Nations around the world - Finland, UK, Canada, USA, New Zealand
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