Our Staff
All staff credentials are checked by the relevant Registration boards,
Accreditation boards, Practice Manager and the Board of Directors.
Our Doctors
Dr Satish Kumar
(Practice Principal) BSC (Hons), MBBS, FRACGP, DCH
Special interest in looking after patient not only for their medical conditions but also their social & psychological problems.
Dr Thiru Thirukkumaran
MBBS, MSc Palliative & Supportive Care, FACRRM
Special interest in supportive & palliative care, chronic pain management, skin cancer & other skin diseases and rural medicine.
Dr Doaa Al-Shamma
MBChB, ABOG
Special interest in women’s health and mental health.
Teaching
Burnie Super Clinic will be actively involved in teaching. In conjunction with the University of Tasmania Rural Clinical School, General Practice Training Tasmania (GPTT) and other educational partners.
Clinicians will have an opportunity to teach and contribute to research. There are currently two academic GPs on staff.
The Burnie GP Super Clinic is a recognised training provider for registrars, UTAS medical students, John Flynn Medical Students and UTAS student nurses.The Clinic is also actively involved with each of the local schools assisting with work placements for their students.
Recognised training providers include:
• UTAS – www.utas.edu.au
• General Practice Training Tasmania – www.gptt.com.au
• RACGP – www.racgp.org.au
• ACRRM – www.acrrm.org.au
Training
Vocational
GP Ongoing training and support
IMG – Pre-vocational
Provide supervision, mentoring and support
GP Registrars
Placement of at least two Registrars
Medical Student
Attachments from UTAS
Practice Nurse
Ongoing training and support
Nursing Students
Placements from UTAS and supervision
Development Manager and Practice Manager
Ongoing training and support
Practice Receptionist
Ongoing training and support
Student work placement
Work place experience for School students
