Dr Therese Burke - 2023 Australia Day Honours

Dr Therese Burke described receiving the Order of Australia Medal as an acknowledgement of the entire MS medical community and particularly of MS nurses.
“This award is very humbling and an absolute privilege. It is also an acknowledgement to my colleagues, MS nurses and those people living with MS, their families and carers who have shared their stories with me over the years. I am truly honoured,” Dr Burke said.
MS Australia congratulates Dr Therese Burke who has been honoured for her significant service to medicine, particularly multiple sclerosis research, and to nursing, by being made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in today’s 2023 Australia Day Honours List.
Congratulating Dr Burke, MS Australia’s CEO Rohan Greenland says Therese represents the very best aspects of the research and nursing profession and is truly a worthy recipient of the award.
“We congratulate Therese and offer our heartfelt thanks and recognition for her invaluable contribution across the entire multiple sclerosis (MS) community, not only in her outstanding area of expertise in MS but in her commitment and dedication as a renowned and much-admired MS nurse,” Mr Greenland said.
Dr Burke, MS Australia’s Clinical Platform Coordinator and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of Notre Dame Australia, started her journey in nursing almost 40 years ago, commencing studies at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, having moved from Dubbo in rural New South Wales.
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