About SAPMEA
SAPMEA offers extensive continuing professional development education to Specialists, GPs, Practice Nurses, Practice Managers, and Allied Health Professionals across Australia.
The South Australian Postgraduate Medical Education Association (SAPMEA) is a charity and not for profit organisation with a sole purpose to develop and deliver continuing professional development programs for medical and health professionals across Australia.
We invest all proceeds directly into medical education and have been doing so since 1897.
Our Mission
To be a leading provider of innovative healthcare education in Australia.
Empowering medical and health professionals with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver exceptional care. We envision a future where continuous learning drives excellence across the healthcare system, improving outcomes for individuals and communities nationwide. Through collaboration, adaptability, and a commitment to best practice, SAPMEA strives to shape the future of healthcare education.
Our Vision
To be a leading provider of innovative healthcare education in Australia.
Empowering medical and health professionals with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver exceptional care. We envision a future where continuous learning drives excellence across the healthcare system, improving outcomes for individuals and communities nationwide. Through collaboration, adaptability, and a commitment to best practice, SAPMEA strives to shape the future of healthcare education.
Our History
SAPMEA originated in South Australia in 1897 as a voluntary group; meeting as the first Permanent Committee of the British Medical Association. By 1928, that Committee had reconstituted to become the Postgraduate Committee in Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Adelaide, with the University assuming responsibility for the Committee’s administration, salaries and funding.
In 1976, with the new Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University Medical School open and operational, the Postgraduate Committee became incorporated as the South Australian Postgraduate Medical Education Association (SAPMEA). Foundation members of SAPMEA included nominees of the Minister of Health, the two Universities, the Medical Board of South Australia, and the Australian Medical Association (SA).
Meet our Board & Team
Dr Shirley Fung - Chair
MBBS, FRACGP, MPHC, MBA
Dr Cathy Sanders
MBBS, FRACGP, GAICD
Adj Assoc Prof Phil Calvert
MPhysio, BAppSC, GradCertHlthAdmin, GAICD, APAM
Dr Stefan Court-Kolwalski
MBBS, BMedSci(Hons)
Ms Suzanne Delaney
GAICD, FCHSM, CHE, MHlthAdmin, DipPracMgmt, BA
Ms Sue Chase
FAICD; Cert Business Acc; Company Directors Diploma
Inge Parodi
General Manager
Nhan Nguyen
Education Coordinator
Monika Hembram
Education Coordinator
Dominique Caprani
Education Coordinator