Dr Karen Price named next RACGP president

The Melbourne doctor is promising to provide strong leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Geir O'Rourke

Dr Karen Price has been named the winner of RACGP presidential election.

The Melbourne GP received 1369 first preference votes out of a total of 4050

She defeated second-placed candidate Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe by 800 votes after preferences.

The deputy chair of the college’s Victorian faculty, Dr Price is a founder of the ‘GPs Down Under’ Facebook group.