Structure and representatives

NZMA Board

The NZMA Board provides governance and policy for the NZMA. It comprises the Chair, Deputy Chair, up to five elected members, as well as the chairs of the General Practitioner Council, Specialist Council and Doctors-in-Training Council. Elections for the NZMA Board are held every two years.

Chairman: Dr Paul Ockelford

Board Members:

• Dr Mark Peterson (Deputy Chair)
• Dr Kathryn Baddock (Chair, GP Council)
• Dr Stephen Child
• Dr Jonathan Foo (Chair, DiT Council)
• Dr Sandra Hicks
• Dr Maria Poynter
• Dr Don Simmers
• Prof Harvey White (Chair, Specialist Council)

President: Dr Aine McCoy

The NZMA Council is comprised of the President, the Board, elected members of the GP Council, Specialist Council, and DiT Council, delegates from local divisions, the immediate past-Chairman, the Chair of the Ethics Committee, the NZMJ Editor, and medical student representation. The Council meets twice a year and its prime roles are to provide advice to the Board and approve the Code of Ethics.

Standing committees

The NZMA has several standing committees including:

• Specialist Council
• General Practitioner Council
• Doctors-in-Training Council
• Ethics Committee

Doctors — Do you want to take a more active role in the NZMA?

Are you interested in medical policies and politics at a national level?

Would you like to make a contribution on behalf of the medical profession?

If this sounds like you, please contact the NZMA National Office to find out more about becoming an NZMA representative.

NZMA staff