The Medical Council of New Zealand has two new
members.
The Hon Matt Doocey, Associate Minister of
Health, made the appointments, which are effective from 1
July 2024 for a three-year term.
The Minister also
reappointed two current members for further terms. These
four appointments follow the election by the profession,
earlier this year.
Welcoming the new members to
Council, Dr Rachelle Love, Council’s chairperson said,
‘Nau mai, haere mai ki ngā mema hou. The new members
bring a wide breadth of experience and skills to Council
that will be invaluable in assuring public health and
safety.’
‘At the same time, I am delighted to see
the reappointment of experienced and knowledgeable
members.’
‘We look forward to welcoming the new
Council members, and to working together in the years ahead
on behalf of the people of Aotearoa | New
Zealand.’
The new medical practitioner members of
Council are:
- Professor
Marie Bismark | A psychiatrist, public health physician,
health lawyer, and company director. She divides her time
between the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand and Melbourne,
Australia; and
· Dr
Alexandra Muthu | An Occupational and Environmental
Physician with a career-long interest in worker health and
wellbeing, sustainable work, and healthy
workplaces.
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The following Council members were
reappointed by the Minister:
- Dr
Stephen Child | A General Physician with an interest in
Respiratory Medicine who is a consultant with the Department
of General Medicine at Auckland DHB. - Dr
Ainsley Goodman | An Urgent Care, and General
Practitioner who career experience has been diverse, working
in both primary and secondary care.
Both
reappointments are for a further three-year term.
The
new appointments see Dr Curtis Walker and Dr Pamela Hale
stepping down from Council, effective from 30 June 2024. Dr
Love acknowledged the contributions of both Drs Walker and
Hale during their terms as Council members.
Other
members of Council are:
- Dr Rachelle Love
(Chair - Dr Kenneth (Ken) Clark
- Dr Charles
Hornabrook - Dr David Ivory
- Dr Hinamaha
Lutui - Kim Ngārimu
- Professor Ron
Paterson - Mr Simon
Watt
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