Tatum is a proud Indigenous FACEM, whose heritage hails from the Ngajanji tribe, the rainforest people from the southern Atherton Tablelands. Tatum grew up in Tannum Sands in Central Queensland but has always felt at home on Gimuy-Waluburra Yidinji lands (Cairns), close to where her ancestors called home. She works as an Emergency Specialist at the Cairns Base Hospital and also holds a retrieval position with the Royal Flying Doctor Service based in Cairns. She has always felt a strong need to give back to community, and hopes that her voice, knowledge and community standing can help to improve health outcomes for Indigenous consumers. She is the 7th identified Indigenous FACEM in Australia and the first in Queensland. In her spare time she loves going four wheel driving and camping with her 3 dogs, exploring the rainforest, rivers, islands and oceans of far north QLD.
Dr Tatum Bond
