The Aspen Medical Foundation is proud to continue its long-standing partnership with Malpa, supporting health and wellbeing outcomes for First Nations communities. As Malpa welcomes new CEO Tracey Thompson, we look forward to helping expand the Young Doctors program and its impact across Australia.

The Aspen Medical Foundation has partnered with the Gallipoli Scholarship Fund to support First Nations and Pacific Islander students pursuing healthcare careers, with inaugural recipient Jackson Coaby recognised at the Australian War Memorial.

Ten years on, the ESO Mapping Project, funded by the Aspen Medical Foundation, continues to inform a shared effort to strengthen coordination, access and support for veterans and their families across Australia.

In 2025, Sera Metai was awarded an Aspen Medical Foundation scholarship to pursue a Postgraduate Diploma in Peri-Operative Nursing at Fiji National University. A proud islander from Taveuni, a dedicated peri-operative nurse and a mother of two, Sera exemplifies resilience, compassion and professional excellence.

In partnership with the University of Newcastle and the Vonwiller Foundation, the Aspen Medical Foundation is proud to support the transformative SPEIRS Program, a groundbreaking initiative delivering early intervention speech pathology services directly into rural and regional communities across New South Wales.

Julie O’Brien is a proud Aboriginal woman from the Yulluna People of Northwest Queensland and is currently studying for a degree in social work, with the support of a scholarship from the Aspen Medical Foundation.

The Aspen Medical Foundation has launched its 2024/25 Impact Report in Canberra, showcasing a year of targeted programs, meaningful partnerships and measurable outcomes across Australia and the Pacific.

The Aspen Medical Foundation proudly partnered with the Indigenous Marathon Foundation (IMF) to bring the I-CAN (Indigenous Communities for Activity and Nutrition) program to Karratha over the past 12 months.

The Aspen Medical Foundation has announced two recipients of its 2025 Fiji Health Workforce Capacity Scholarships, providing full support for postgraduate study in neonatal care.

Dr Tahni Derbin is proud Dunghutti woman and Aspen Medical Foundation scholarship recipient who’s breaking ground in Queensland’s public health system. Driven by lived experience and a passion for cultural care, she’s one of around 800 First Nations doctors in Australia making a real difference.