Dr Mark Priestley is Head of Department, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, NSW. He has interests in education, communication skills training and more recently in fostering education and networking opportunities in leadership and management in anaesthesia. He was a supervisor of training for 19 years and has had positions on various ANZCA education and examination committees, including chair of the ANZCA Final Fellowship Examination Subcommittee. He is recent ex-chair of the Westmead Medical Staff Council, current secretary of the NSW Medical Staff Executive Council and a councillor for the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation ASMOF NSW Branch. He is chair of the ANZCA/ASA/NZSA Leadership and Management Special Interest Group.