PEOPLE WHO SHAPED SMA ...it is an honour to be part of the ‘back room’ that makes an athlete’s performance possible and helping them achieve their success. I now work in a private practice in Dr Jeni Saunders, another stalwart • NSW Branch President Elect 1991, 1990 Sydney, in the sports medicine faculty of SMA, who was also a resident at St at the Sydney University on Main George, was setting up the first private • NSW Branch Treasurer 1989 Campus and at South Sydney Sports Sports Medicine Centre in Sydney in Medicine, Kensington. 1982 and asked me to work there. • NSW Branch Coverage Convenor 1992, I never looked back. 1984 – 88 I am still active on a number of committees including the Australian HOW AND WHEN DID YOU • Editor Newsletter 1983 – 86 Sports Drug Medical Advisory FIRST JOIN SMA AND WHAT Committee (ASDMAC), the Australian WAS YOUR INITIAL ROLE? • NSW Delegate to National Body 1994, Commonwealth Games Association 1993 Medical Commission, International I am not sure when I joined exactly, but Netball Federation’s Medical it was in the early 1980s. Not long after • National Committee – Women in Sport Commission and a member of I joined, I was on the NSW Committee 1987 – 94 Bangarra Dance Medical Safety Panel. and was initially Editor of the NSW Branch Newsletter. I found my niche • National Committee – Membership HOW AND WHEN DID YOU for a number of years as NSW Branch 1983 – 85 FIRST BREAK INTO THE Coverage Convenor. SPORTS MEDICINE FIELD? • NSW Branch Education Committee AFTER YOUR INITIAL PERIOD up until a few years ago. I joined SMA whilst still in my residency AT SMA, WHAT POSITIONS DID at St George Hospital in Sydney as sport YOU HOLD DURING YOUR Also, over the years, I lectured for the medicine was not taught at university, TIME AT SMA? SMA Sports Trainers courses including nor was it considered an exclusive field the residential Sports Trainer courses of medicine. I have held various positions which which were held in Armidale. include: I was considering, and studying to be, an obstetrician and gynaecologist. However, • NSW Branch President 1993 and 1994 VOLUME 36 • ISSUE 3 2018 55