Dr Clare Healy
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit - for services to medical forensic education
Distinguished Fellow Dr Clare Healy has been a general practitioner for over 30 years, working for and with people affected by sexual assault, abuse, family violence and non-fatal strangulation.
Dr Healy volunteered as a member of the Medical Sexual Assault Clinicians Aotearoa (MEDSAC) Board for nearly 20 years and was a lecturer for the New Zealand Police Sexual Assault Investigators Training Course from 2005 to 2011.
She is regarded as New Zealand’s foremost GP expert in this field of sexual assault medical care. She regularly works alongside Police, lawyers, academics, judges, and non-government organisations to share her knowledge and expert opinion.
Dr Healy is currently a general practitioner at Halswell Health, Clinical Director of the Cambridge Clinic in Christchurch and is the content development lead for the new MEDSAC non-fatal strangulation education programme.