A member of OUM's Class of 2018, Dr. Skimming was a pharmacist for 40 years in hospital settings and as a community pharmacy owner/operator prior to attending medical school. Currently, she also teaches clinical skills at James Cook University Medical School. She has special interest in mental health with experience in telephone crisis counseling. Dr. Skimming earned her pharmacy degree at Nottingham University in the UK, immigrating to Australia in 1993. She passed AMC1 and began her internship at Townsville Community Hospital, but resigned due to health reasons.