Dr Kim Issacs
2026 Fellow
Dr Kim Isaacs is a Yawuru, Karajarri and Noongar woman from the Kimberley and South-West region of Western Australia. Kim is a General Practitioner and currently works at her local Aboriginal Medical Service Derbarl Yerrigan Heath Service in Perth.
Kim has a strong background in rural and remote medicine and Aboriginal primary health care. She has worked in remote communities in the Kimberley region as a GP and within Aboriginal Community Control Health Service leadership. Kim is also a Medical Educator at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Joint College Training Services providing medical education to GP Registrars and GP Supervisors.
Kim holds a Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has a Bachelor of Accounting and Finance.
In 2020 Kim was awarded the Rural Health West Award for Clinical Leadership for her work and advocacy for rural and remote communities. Kim is passionate about Aboriginal child development and improving health service delivery to improve the health and wellbeing of First Nations Peoples.