Pier Street Medical Centre Information

Pier Street Medical Centre (PSMC) was established in 1982. We have developed a reputation for taking the time to deliver quality medicine. We work as a team, to ensure that all all your healthcare needs are well looked after. We look forward to getting to know you and your families well! PSMC was established in 1982 by Dr Larry Light. It started with just 2 doctors and 1 practice nurse, and has now grown to a large multidisciplinary practice with 7 Doctors, 2 practice nurses and a Diabetes Educator. Our specialtyWhat's special about our practice? The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) is the peak body that represents all practicing GPs in Australia. They are involved in training the next generation of GPs and set the exams for doctors to become fully-qualified GPs. This award cannot be awarded twice within a 10-year period. The grant helps PSMC become a clinic that could house more GPs, nurses and Allied health professionals. This also benefits the community, as we are able to provide new services to meet your health needs, with a focus on prevention and better chronic disease management. In 2013/14 PSMC participated in a national study comparing the management of diabetes at general practices throughout Australia. We were pleased to discover that our patients with diabetes were some of the best managed amongst all the general practice study participants. PSMC has led the way in Preventative Care over the past 30 years with initiatives we have proudly instigated, many of which other practices have taken up. Here are some reasons why: We were documented as one of the highest prescribers of Statins (cholesterol lowering agents) in Australia around 15 years ago. We started our own Breast Cancer screening with biennial mammography close to 30 ago, well before it became a recognised scientifically validated screening procedure. We started our own Bowel Cancer screening with faeces for occult blood (FOBs) around 20yrs ago well before it became a recognised scientifically validated screening procedure. In 2008 ...