Dr Sarah Goddard is a proud Kaytetye woman from the Barkly Region in the Northern Territory whose journey into medicine has been inspiring for those in her hometown. She is the second Aboriginal female Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the first Aboriginal Rural Generalist from the Northern Territory.

After graduating from the University of Newcastle in 2015, she completed her internship & resident year at Royal Darwin Hospital before returning home to Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory where she completed her fellowship and continues to work as Rural Generalist.

Working within her local community to help create change has been a key factor in Dr Sarah’s career in Indigenous Health and Rural and Remote Medicine. Growing up, Sarah noticed the disparity amongst Indigenous Health along with Rural and Remote Medicine and has focused her career to improve the access to health for all of the Barkly region.

Sarah has several accolades to her name:
2024 NT Winner of the Australian Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership
2023 Citizen of the Year for Tennant Creek
2023 Award Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary E-Club of Outback Australia
2022 AIDA’s Indigenous Doctor of the Year
2022 Training Post of the Year at 2022 NTGPE Awards, on behalf of Tennant Creek Hospital and General Practice team

She wishes to share her story and inspire people to travel to the NT and experience the rural and remote lifestyle in conjunction with working in the community.