“If we resource First Nations Health well, if we do this really well,” Dr Brad Murphy told The Tea Room, “‘closing the gap’ means we actually drive the health care of a whole nation.”

It’s a bold vision, and it’s what he would have his eyes set on if elected next president of the RACGP.

Dr Murphy’s professional and personal journey has taken him from medic in the navy to starting his own practice to becoming first chair of the RACGP’s National Standing Committee on Aboriginal Health.

“We need to make sure we're growing our future generation of GPs,” he says. “We need to make this an exciting opportunity for them to consider, we need to sell it to them when they're in med school.

“And we've got to do something to reignite the passion in our belly to make sure that our communities continue to get the very best care.”

So, what would he do to achieve it – and how does it stem from his own personal journey?