Dr Anne Tonkin steps down as Medical Board of Australia chair

Dr Anne Tonkin's successor is Dr Susan O’Dwyer, a Queensland medical administrator.
Dr Anne Tonkin.

The chair of the Medical Board of Australia steps down this week after six years in the job.

During that time, Dr Anne Tonkin oversaw the introduction of the board’s new mandatory CPD regime and pushed for compulsory health checks on older doctors amid concerns about patient safety.