2025 August Dinner

Queensland Medical Women’s Society (QMWS) invites members and guests to join us on Thursday 14th of August 2025 for our next Dinner Meeting event. Our special guest speaker will be Dr Loyola Wills.

Sensing that Salt Water - The Journey Home, A Spoken Yarn
Retelling the story of Igilyawa “Custodians of Life” who travelled as a group to Country in 2024

Dr Loyola Wills
Dr Loyola Wills, is a medical woman from the Wagadagam Tribe, situated at Mabuyag and Badu Lag in Zenadth Kes, the Torres Strait Islands. Loyola is “first and foremost a mother of two kaazi (young children)”, and training as a junior doctor (PGY2) on the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACCRM) Program. She is part of the Torres Strait Islander Doctors’ group (Igilyawa “Custodians of Life”) who travelled as a group to Country in 2024. This was the subject of her moving key-note presentation at the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Conference in Adelaide as Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Recipient in 2024. She has a Bachelor of Arts, before completing a Doctor of Medicine MD.

Proudly sponsored by MDA National

This event is proudly sponsored by MDA National, Australia’s doctor-owned medical indemnity insurer with a century of trusted service. Since 1925, MDA National has supported over 46,000 medical practitioners with tailored professional and practice indemnity insurance, as well as dedicated 24/7 medico-legal advice, CPD-accredited education, and confidential wellbeing support. Their specialised coverage spans all education and career stages—from medical students to seasoned practitioners—ensuring members can focus on patient care with confidence. We are honoured that MDA National’s commitment to empowering and protecting the medical community underpins our Dinner Meeting, and we thank them for helping showcase the inspiring story of Dr Loyola Wills.