Chief Medical Officer

Healthscope

International Chief Medical Officer

Mercy Ships

Professor Mark G . Shrime , MD , MPH , PhD and FACS , is the international Chief Medical Officer of Mercy Ships , the world ' s largest charity hospital ship that offers free surgery and healthcare services across sub-Saharan Africa .

“ Surgical care must be an indispensable part of any healthcare system if we are to overcome injustice and improve access to safe , affordable and timely surgery ,” said Shrime upon his appointment .

Shrime is also a lecturer in global health and social medicine at Harvard Medical School .

Based in Melbourne , Australia , Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Associate Professor Victoria Atkinson is the Chief Medical Officer at Healthscope , a leading private healthcare provider with 19,000 employees . Atkinson has a Bachelor of Medicine from Monash University and Master of Health Management from UNSW . Outside of her work , she has published papers on subjects that directly impact the wellbeing of healthcare professionals , such as ‘ Hospitals that heal : Why evidence-based design matters ’ and ‘ Doctors must stand up to the cowardice of ignoring bullying ’.