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Dr Jennifer Schafer

MBBS, DRANZCOG, FRACGP, GCE Lead, GAICD, Exec Grad Cert Bus (LCAM)

Board Chair; Chair Clinical Council; Joint Board Committee

Jennifer’s medical career spans more than 35 years in primary care as a general practitioner, as well as roles in medical education (UQ Faculty of Medicine), clinical research (Wesley Medical Research), and medical reporting (Channel 9). She continues to serve as Patron of The University of Queensland Medical Society.

Jen has a special interest in leadership and management, arising from post-graduate study at UQ and QUT Business Schools, and experience working as the Academic Lead for the UQ Medical Leadership Program. She has served on the Board of Arthritis Queensland since 2016.