Rate My Professor Gillian Twinem

Dr Gillian Twinem is a Senior Professional Practice Fellow in the Centre for Rural Health, Division of Health Sciences, at the University of Otago. Appointed in 2022 to the Rural Medical Immersion Programme at the Dunedin School of Medicine, she holds the medical degree MB BCh BAO from Belfast, Postgraduate Diploma in Rural and Provincial Hospital Practice with Honours (PGDRPHP Hons), Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Practice Update from Otago (PGCertCPU Otago), and Emergency Medicine Certificate from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (EMC ACEM). These qualifications reflect her specialized training in rural health practice and emergency medicine.

Dr Twinem serves as Paper Co-convener for GENA727 Surgical Specialties in Rural Settings, a postgraduate distance learning paper offered by the University of Otago. The paper features teaching staff including Dr Gillian Twinem and Dr David Short, with teaching arrangements combining remote and in-person delivery. Based in Thames, she contributes to educational efforts aimed at equipping healthcare professionals with skills for surgical specialties in rural settings. Her role supports the Centre for Rural Health's initiatives, listed in the Dunedin contact information for rural health staff and programmes. She is documented in the 2024 University of Otago Calendar under Senior Professional Practice Fellows for the Rural Medical Immersion Programme.