Dr Hung The Nguyen

Hung has a long term commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Multicultural Health. Medical and cultural education is his number one passion as it allows him to make a greater impact on people’s lives through teaching and learning.He has worked extensively as a GP and Medical and Cultural Educator in urban, rural and remote Aboriginal community health service throughout the Northern Territory and Victoria.  He currently works as a GP at Bunurong Health Service , Dandenong, Victoria – an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service where he is also a GP Supervisor for Eastern Victoria General Practice Training.  He was the Inaugural Censor for RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health for 9 years and Director of Medical and Cultural Education for the Northern Territory General Practice Education for 5 years where he oversaw GP education for the Territory.

Hung currently sits on a number of Primary Care and Health Education boards ( Health Education Australia Limited , Therapeutic Guidelines Limited , Austra lasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine ); Councils ( AMA Victoria ); Advisory Committee for the Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance , Chair VACCHO GP Expert Advisory Group and member of the Victorian PPE Task Force .  Through his appointments, he is concerned with positive patent journeys through the healthcare system and patient engagement in the quality improvement process in health care.