Dr Michael Clements

Dr Clements gained his specialist qualifications in General Practice after training in various locations in Australia and across the world. Under the Royal Australian Air Force Graduate Medical Scheme, Dr Clements served in Australia, the Middle East and on exchange in the United Kingdom before settling in Townsville. During this time Dr Clements qualified as a Specialist Aviation Medical Officer with the RAAF and he continues in the RAAF Specialist Reserve.

After time spent as the Director of Medical Services at Ingham Hospital, Dr Clements moved to Townsville Hospital as the Medical Director for Health and Wellbeing Service Group. During this time Dr Clements finalised his management training and returned to general practice and founded the

Clements Medical Group with a vision to provide quality, evidence-based team care using modern technology in a family medicine environment.

Dr Clements has an interest in veteran’s and men’s health, chronic disease, and palliative care, supports veterans through their DVA Claims and impairment assessments and continues to conduct aviation medicals. He also conducts and leads the rural outreach clinics to North West QLD, sometimes as the pilot, sometimes as the doctor.

He continues to supervise GPS in training and works part-time as a Director of Rural Generalist Training for the

Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway. He is a Board Member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Chair of the RACGP Rural Faculty, Rural Generalist Training Advisor: QLD Rural Generalist Pathway.