Chalmers at the University of Sydney ; and Jean Duckworth at the University of Central Lancashire . And lastly , the unsung heroes that I have learnt from are all the students and clients that I have met over the last 38 years of my teaching , supervising , and practising .
It has been an honour and privilege to have assisted ATMS members through the good times , and the difficult times , since I joined in 1994 . Some of the significant issues the ATMS Board and I have faced over my seven years as President , that have shaped our regularly revised Strategic Plan , include advocating on behalf of our profession for the return of rebates for all of the 16 modalities that were dropped from private health insurance products , and making our supporting research evidence submissions to the Review ; awarding merit-based research grants and scholarships to encourage a strong research focus , and thereby a growing database , on the efficacy of our profession ; actively supporting practitioners ’ right to continue working in eight jurisdictions , each with different requirements , during mandated lockdowns in a pandemic ; having annual awards that honour and recognise our practitioner , clinic and student of the year ; pursuing the highest standard of stewardship of members funds through balanced annual budgets ; maintaining GST exemption for our practitioners fees ; achieving a major upgrade of our
own computer systems and website ; and a major promotion of our members with Natural Medicine Week each year in May . And now we are moving on to new challenges , with two new Directors , a new CEO , and a new President , as I continue to support the ATMS Board in this my eighteenth year as a Director in 2024 .
Dare to know That the source Of all miracles Lies within you .
Peter Berryman Past President
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