Dr Rebecca McGowan

About

Dr Rebecca McGowan is a highly experienced Medical Practitioner for over three decades and is an acknowledged Preventative Health Expert. She obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Monash University, Melbourne, and has Specialist (Fellowship) training as a General Practitioner, with Post Graduate qualifications in Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Forensic Medicine.

A former GP, she now works as the Medical Director of LifeVest, a business she co-founded in 2015. LifeVest provides proactive health promotion programs in the workplace, online and in the community and collaborates with some of Australia’s biggest companies. 

Rebecca is passionate about empowering and enabling people to take better control of their health, by providing practical information to assist people to live longer healthier lives.   

Rebecca is a Climate Activist and has been active in speaking about the devastating impacts of Climate Change and bushfires on patients in her community. She has been involved in Government presentations, documentaries, films, podcasts, and written media on this topic, with further projects to follow.

She is a well-known media spokesperson in Radio, print and TV with a popular social media presence focusing on preventative health issues.

Rebecca is at home on her Angus Beef farm in Northeast Victoria, where she lives with her husband and sometimes grown up kids. She loves spending time in her extensive garden, growing, cooking, and sharing good food with close friends and family.

Personal and Professional
Associations

  • Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

  • Australian Medical Association (AMA)

  • AVANT Medico Legal Insurance.

  • Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Agency (AHPRA)

  • Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA)

  • Australian Menopause Society

  • Founding Fellowship Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.

  • Dr McGowan is a proud member of Pride in Health and Wellbeing and LGBTQI+ Health Australia and she draws on their experience and expertise.

  • Monash University Alumni

  • Volunteer Fire Fighter with the Country Fire Association (CFA)

  • Landcare Victoria Committee Member

Social Media Links

Dr McGowan’s health promotion programs