Dr Michelle Downie, NZ Vice President
Dr Michelle Downie completed training and started work as a Consultant General Physician & Endocrinologist in Wellington in 2011, before moving to Southland in early 2013 where she spent a decade working in provincial General Medicine. In 2022, she then moved to her current position at Tauranga Hospital, Hauora A Toi Bay of Plenty where she shares her time between General Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology.
Michelle previously served on the IMSANZ council for 7 years, and has been on and chaired the NZ Advanced Training Committee for General & Acute Care Medicine for 9 years. She has also served on the NZ RACP Adult Medicine Education Committee for several years, and is an active member of the written examination item writing panel committee which writes the questions for the RACP written examination.
Michelle attends every IMSANZ meeting possible and has convened several IMSANZ conferences in the past. She want to ensure these meetings continue to be successful and appealing.
Michelle has a particular interest in encouraging trainees to complete General Medicine training and to see the specialty as being as challenging and exciting as she does. She also wants to promote training and working in General Medicine outside of Tertiary Centres. Michelle feels strongly that as an organisation IMSANZ needs to continue to actively work hard to promote and grow our specialty going forward.
Michelle was elected to join the IMSANZ Board in September 2020, and was appointed as the NZ Vice President in June 2021.