Faculties

Faculties are based on geographical areas or other communities of interest needed to administer the College. They are aimed at supporting GPs in their local areas. Faculties may further be divided into sub-faculties.

Geographical Faculties

The Faculties are based around Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago-Southland and allow members to be involved in discussion and decision-making at a regional level. There are nine sub-faculties which provide local opportunities for connection and collaboration. All College members are automatically assigned to a geographical faculty and will receive information about faculty activities directly. 

National Faculties

The College has two national faculties: Te Akoranga a Maui (Maori Faculty) and the Rural Faculty. Membership of these faculties is optional.

A sub-faculty of the Rural Faculty is the Division of Rural Hospital Medicine (DRHM). This covers FDRHMNZs, RHM registrars, GPs working in rural hospitals and rural hospital doctors (MOSS). 

Your Faculty Representatives

Each Faculty appoints two representatives to Council.

Faculties Sub-Faculties
Te Akoranga a Maui
Chairperson:  Dr Tane Taylor
Secretary:  Dr Tangimoana Habib
Council Representatives: Dr Jim Vause &
Dr Tane Taylor
 
Rural Faculty
Chairperson:  Dr Tim Malloy
Secretary:  Dr Susie Meyer
Treasurer:  Dr George Tripe
Council Representatives: Dr Greville Wood &
Dr Buzz Boothman-Burrell
Division of Rural Hospital Medicine Sub-Faculty
Chairperson:  Dr Nina Stupples
Deputy President:  Dr Alan Murray
Auckland Faculty
Acting Chairperson: Dr Lois Paton
Secretary: Dr Chandrakkanth Jayaraman
Council Representatives: Dr Chandrakkanth Jayaraman &
Dr Ashwin Patel
Northland Sub-Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Stephen Main
Secretary: Dr Kyle Eggleton
Waikato Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Steven Ringer
Secretary: Dr Ralph Wiles
Council representatives: Dr Sean Barklie & Dr Cecile de Groot
Tairawhiti Sub-Faculty
Chairperson: Dr David Somerton
Secretary: Dr Moira Cunningham
Wellington Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Dave Pickett
Treasurer: Dr Tim Marsland
Secretary: John Monro
Council Representatives: Dr Richard Tyler
Hawkes Bay Sub-Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Mark Peterson
Secretary: Dr Mark Peterson
Wairoa Sub-Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Colin Chilvers
Secretary: Dr Brian Underwood
Taranaki Sub-Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Johan Peters
Secretary: Dr Peter Catt
Whanganui Sub-Faculty
Chairperson: Dr John Kay
Secretary: Dr Alastair Wilson
Manawatu Sub-Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Martin Minnee
Secretary: Dr John Drake
Nelson Sub-Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Kae Bennetts
Secretary: Dr Tony Eames
Canterbury Faculty
Chairperson: Dr David Pilbrow
Council Representatives: Dr David Pilbrow & Professor Les Toop
 
Otago-Southland Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Craig Pelvin
Secretary: Dr Jim Ross
Council Representative: Dr Jim Ross & Dr Lilian Van Alphen
Southland Sub-Faculty
Chairperson: Dr Nick Terpstra
Secretary: Dr Nick Terpstra