DR MARIA BILAL

NON-EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER

Maria is a Sydney-based doctor who is committed to meaningful youth participation and is passionate about setting up young people to live healthy lives.  Within her first year of university she was advocating on the Post-2015 Agenda at the United Nations, and only weeks later was representing medical students at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. 

Maria was selected to represent Australia to the 2016 Girls20 Summit in Beijing, where she partook in intensive training by international experts in organizational strategy, leadership, and communication. Alongside graduating with Distinction, she has convened leadership conferences and contributed to a plethora of projects that seek to use health as a tool to empower the vulnerable. Maria has been heavily involved in advocacy for mental health on the National Youth Advisory Council for Youth Mental Health, and as the Wellbeing Officer for AMA NSW. She also sits on the Board of Directors of the Australian Medical Students’ Association, working to make the organisation more sustainable, allowing the new generations of doctors to mobilise change and engage in meaningful projects.