Our team
Dr Orna McGinn
Chair
Since qualifying as a general practitioner in the UK in 2001, Orna has held a variety of senior clinical and leadership roles including 3 years as the Clinical Director of Primary Care Women’s Health at Auckland DHB. Passionate about education, she has been teaching medical students and postgraduates at the University of Auckland since 2016.
Working collaboratively, her aim is always to see the bigger picture and bring inspiring, energetic people and ideas together to ‘make things work better’.
Dr Justine Lancaster
Deputy Chair
Justine has been working as a General Practitioner for 25 years. She is passionate about supporting her fellow colleagues, collaboration and system improvement to ensure sustainable and high quality general practice is a reality for people all across Aotearoa for many years to come. She is chair of the RNZCGP Wellington Faculty and leads collaborative work across NZ as the Clinical Advisor for HealthPathways.
Dr Holly Johnstone
Treasurer
Holly is an Anaesthetics Trainee Registrar at Palmerston North Hospital.
She is interested in health economics and governance and in her spare time likes to exercise and play touch rugby.
Dr Louise Sherman
Secretary
Louise is a UK trained anaesthetist working at Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland, where she has been deputy head of department for the last 4 years. She is a great motivator who brings her cheerful, positive ‘can do’ attitude to the NZWIM board of trustees . Outside work she enjoys ocean swimming, waterpolo, cycling and pretty much any activity which gets her outside.