Faye McMillan

Faye Beverley McMillan (born 24 March 1971) is an Australian academic and pharmacist known for her work on improving Indigenous healthcare.
Early life and education.
McMillan is Wiradjuri and was born in Bowral, New South Wales. She grew up in Trangie, New South Wales. She graduated from Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2001, and completed her pre-registration year at Wagga Wagga.
Career.
McMillan is known for having been Australia's first registered Aboriginal pharmacist. She has worked on the Tiwi Islands and in Vancouver, Canada. She is an Atlantic Fellow, focusing her work on supporting mental health, and a founding member and former chairperson of Indigenous Allied Health Australia. She has been involved in the Closing the Gap steering committee since 2013.
McMillan works at The University of New South Wales and works between Sydney and Wagga Wagga - Associate Professor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and as Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health.
Awards.
McMillan was named in the Westpac and "Australian Financial Review" 100 Women of Influence Awards in 2014. She was named 2019 New South Wales Aboriginal Woman of the Year in March 2019.
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