Doctors

Practice Principal & GP Supervisor

Dr Peter Stevens MBBS (Tas 1972) FACRRM OAM

Practice Principal at Heyfield Medical Centre since 1989, Peter oversees a practice that services 3,000+ in the town and surrounding rural community. Peter is also the GP Supervisor at the co-located Heyfield Hospital, a 10 bed private not for profit community owned facility that also operates 52 beds for aged care; 30 low care & 22 high care.

In 1997, Peter was substantially responsible for the pilot of regionalised GP Training in Gippsland, on which national regional GP training was based, he was the foundation director of training of Gippsland Education & Training for General Practice. He is a past Chair of National GP Supervisors Association from 2000-2002 and Piloted Intern training in general practice in Victoria in 2007.

He has been the chair of the National Advisory Committee for the John Flynn Placement Program since 2011 and has been a member of the Board of the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria since 2012.

Since 2005, he has led the development of a vertically integrated training environment of the highest quality.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
MBBS, FACRRM, 1994

Activities & Affiliations

• Enhanced Rural Training Co-ordinator, Eastern Victoria GP Training

• Fellow Australian College Rural & Remote Medicine

• Vocationally Registered General Practitioner

• MBBS (Tas 1972) FACRRM OAM

• Foundation Director of Training, Gippsland Education & Training for General Practice (1997)

• Chair of National GP Supervisors Association (2000-2002)

Registrar & Medical Educator

Dr Andrew Roberts MBBS FRACGP MPHTM

Andrew was born in Traralgon, and lived there until he moved to Melbourne to study Medicine, which he completed in 2003 at Monash University. He spent a number of years working in teaching hospitals around Melbourne and a couple of years overseas, before moving back to Gippsland for General Practice training. He has been working at Heyfield Medical Centre since 2010.

He has an interest in Medical Education, and works for the Eastern Victoria GP Training, helping to train new doctors in the Gippsland region. He is also an accredited supervisor with the GP training programme.  Andrew is a fellow of the RACGP, and he also has a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Interests:
In the clinic, he enjoys working across all areas of General Practice, including Chronic Disease, Aged Care, Women's Health and Paediatrics.  He has a particular interest in Mental Health, Men's Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and GLBTI Health.

Outside of the clinic, his main interest is gardening, particularly growing food, as well as travelling.

Education

MONASH UNIVERSITY
MBBS 2003

Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2005

Activities & Affiliations

• MBBS FRACGP MPHTM

• Eastern Victoria GP Training

• Accredited Supervisor, GP training programme

• Fellow of the RACGP

Doctor & Medical Educator

Dr Sarah Christian MBBS FRACGP

Sarah grew up in Heyfield and completed a Bachelor of Science at Melbourne University. After travelling overseas and working at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London UK, she returned to Australia to complete a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Flinders University in Adelaide. Sarah completed her specialist training with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2014.

Sarah is passionate about addressing the rural shortage of Doctors and medical services. Sarah has three beautiful children and loves spending time with her extended family.

Interests
Medical Education, Palliative Care, Aged Care, Womens and Children’s health

Education

Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) 2015

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY, S.A.
MBBS 2008

MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science 2003

Activities & Affiliations

• MBBS FRACGP

• Eastern Victoria GP Training Training Advisor, Medical Educator and FARGP Mentor

• Accredited Supervisor, GP training programme

Doctor

Dr Emma Beaton MBBS BPT MPH

Emma is from Toongabbie and completed training as a Physiotherapist before moving onto medical training. Emma worked as a Physiotherapist at Latrobe Regional Hospital and then continued on to medicine at Monash University, Gippsland Campus. Emma completed her junior medical years at the Royal Melbourne Hospital but left to pursue rural General Practice training in 2019.

Emma started General Practice training at Yarram Medical Centre and has decided to stay at Heyfield Medical Centre after completing GP training. Emma continues to play netball for Cowwarr Netball Club.

Interests
Geriatric medicine, chronic disease management, mental health, women’s and paediatrics.

Education

Monash University
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), 2010

Monash University
Bachelor of Medicine,
Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), 2015

James Cook University
Master of Public Health (MPH), 2018