Dr Hung The Nguyen
BMedSci (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACGP, MHP, GCHPE, GAICD
Occupation: General Practitioner
Hung has a long-term commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Multicultural Health.
He has worked extensively as a GP and Medical and Cultural Educator in urban, rural and remote Aboriginal community health services 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 the GP Lead and GP Supervisor. He was the Inaugural Censor for RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health for nine years and Director of Medical and Cultural Education for the Northern Territory General Practice Education for five years where he oversaw GP education for the Territory. He is a Medical Educator at RWAV.
He has provided Cultural Competency Training for over 20 years including for the Medical Board of Victoria, Palliative Care Victoria and Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria. He often runs Cultural Safety Training workshops with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural educators for various GP Regional Training Organisations across Australia.
Hung currently sits on several Primary Care and Health Education boards: Health Education Australia Limited; he is the President of Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine; Chair of Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; Chair of VACCHO GP Expert Advisory Group. Through his appointments, he is concerned with positive patient journeys through the healthcare system and patient engagement in quality improvement processes in healthcare.