Dr Frances Poliniak is an experienced General Practitioner who works as a rural and remote locum GP with extensive experience working in Aboriginal Medical Services. She has many years experience as a medical educator for RTOs and more recently for RACGP Rural and is a clinical teacher for the Remote Vocational Training Scheme. Frances holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Honours), a Diploma from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, a Masters in General Practice Psychiatry, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Frances is passionate about lifelong medical education for all practitioners. She has a strong sense of social justice and a desire to contribute to “closing the gap” in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.