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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-04 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004344b.htm person McGrath Katherine Monica FRCPA AACR2 24 November 1948 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Medical administrator Katherine McGrath completed her medical studies and training in Melbourne during the 1970s. She later became Director of Diagnostic Haematology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (1987-1995) and then moved to the University of Newcastle to take up a professorship in medicine. McGrath was also heavily involved in medical administration and has presided over numerous medical bodies or departments including the Hunter Medical Research Board, the Hunter Area Health Service and Health System Performance at NSW Health.

The following edited note was written by Professor McGrath

Originally trained as a haematologist, Katherine Monica McGrath worked as an active clinician, academic, laboratory director and Divisional Chair at the Alfred and Royal Melbourne Hospitals in Victoria until 1995. She then moved to the Hunter in 1995 initially as Director, Hunter Area Pathology Service, and later as the Chief Executive Officer, as well as honorary Professor of Pathology, in 1997. During her appointment, Hunter Health enhanced its reputation as a highly innovative health service both through its own initiatives and through partnerships with organisations such as the Hunter Urban Division of General Practice. Those partnerships led to the development of new models of care such as Transitional Care for the aged and After Hours GP Access in Emergency Departments.

In March 2004, Katherine commenced in the position of Deputy Director-General, Health System Performance, with the NSW Department of Health, which includes responsibility for performance improvement, quality and safety, and information management and technology.

1972 1972 Award - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Scholarship 1987 1995 Career position - Director of Diagnostic Haematology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1989 1995 Career position - Member of the Anti-Cancer Council Medical and Scientific Committee in Victoria 1990 1990 Career position - Chairman, Pretransfusion Guidelines Working Party of the Australian Society of Blood Transfusion (ASBT) 1992 1993 Career position - President, Australasian Society of Blood Transfusion 1992 1995 Career position - Chairman, Division of Investigative Medicine at the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1995 Career position - Professor/Associate Professor, University of Newcastle, New South Wales 1995 1997 Career position - Director of the Hunter Area Pathology Service, New South Wales 1997 Career position - Director of the Health Economic Reform Committee at the New South Wales Department of Health 1997 2004 Career position - Chief Executive Officer of the Hunter Area Health Service 1998 Career position - Director of the University of Newcastle Research Associations TUNRA Ltd. 1998 Career position - Director of the Hunter Medical Research Board 2004 2004 Career position - Deputy Director General of Health System Performance at New South Wales Health (NSW Health) McGrath, Katherine Monica (1948-)

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 'McGrath, Katherine Monica', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McGrath, Katherine Monica Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001