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Dr Ava Carter
Appointed Director, Trainee
Dr Ava Carter is dual qualified in Dentistry and Medicine, receiving her training at Griffith University and the Australian National University respectively. She is currently a Consultation Liaison Advanced Trainee, the Senior Psychiatric Registrar with Canberra Health Services, and Chair of the Social and Scientific Engagement Committee (SSEC) in the ACT Branch.
Dr Carter has extensive experience in accreditation, governance and risk management from her various commitments with the Canberra Regional Medical Education Council, as well as a ministerial appointed member of the Accreditation Committee. Her commitment to junior doctor advocacy and education has been a guiding principle in her career since serving as academic supervisor and lecturer of dental students at Griffith University. She currently supervises and examines for the Australian National University Medical School and is further keenly engaged in JMO and junior psychiatric registrar teaching in the greater Canberra community.
Dr Carter’s academic interests are widespread and include for example dental fear/anxiety and its origins, a topic which she has published extensively in, palliative care psychiatry, and psycho-oncology. A special interest of hers is the adaption of supportive psychotherapy in various diagnostic and therapeutic settings as part of the CL toolkit. Additionally, recent and current work has focused on chronic/orofacial pain and its interface with mental health and quality of life, as well as operational management and its potential application within a psychiatric context to improve patient outcome while balancing staff workloads.
Dr Carter is a strong proponent of carer collaboration and the value of the therapeutic alliance within health care. She has received several awards for her work in this area, including the Mary Potter Award at Calvary Health Care and the Lived Experience Award with the RANZCP.
Dr Carter was appointed by the Board as the Appointed Director, Trainee, for a one year term from 31 May 2023.
Dr Carter can be contacted via ava.carter@ranzcp.org
Dr Ava Carter is dual qualified in Dentistry and Medicine, receiving her training at Griffith University and the Australian National University respectively. She is currently a Consultation Liaison Advanced Trainee, the Senior Psychiatric Registrar with Canberra Health Services, and Chair of the Social and Scientific Engagement Committee (SSEC) in the ACT Branch.
Dr Carter has extensive experience in accreditation, governance and risk management from her various commitments with the Canberra Regional Medical Education Council, as well as a ministerial appointed member of the Accreditation Committee. Her commitment to junior doctor advocacy and education has been a guiding principle in her career since serving as academic supervisor and lecturer of dental students at Griffith University. She currently supervises and examines for the Australian National University Medical School and is further keenly engaged in JMO and junior psychiatric registrar teaching in the greater Canberra community.
Dr Carter’s academic interests are widespread and include for example dental fear/anxiety and its origins, a topic which she has published extensively in, palliative care psychiatry, and psycho-oncology. A special interest of hers is the adaption of supportive psychotherapy in various diagnostic and therapeutic settings as part of the CL toolkit. Additionally, recent and current work has focused on chronic/orofacial pain and its interface with mental health and quality of life, as well as operational management and its potential application within a psychiatric context to improve patient outcome while balancing staff workloads.
Dr Carter is a strong proponent of carer collaboration and the value of the therapeutic alliance within health care. She has received several awards for her work in this area, including the Mary Potter Award at Calvary Health Care and the Lived Experience Award with the RANZCP.
Dr Carter was appointed by the Board as the Appointed Director, Trainee, for a one year term from 31 May 2023.
Dr Carter can be contacted via ava.carter@ranzcp.org
