Rate My Professor Katherine Orme

Dr. Katherine Orme is a Senior Professional Practice Fellow at the Centre for Rural Health, University of Otago, within the Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Division. She co-convenes the GENA728 paper, Cardiorespiratory Medicine in Rural Settings, offered through the Rural Postgraduate Programme. This 30-point paper (0.25 EFTS) targets students in PGCertRCP, PGDipGP, PGDipPHC, and PGDipRCP programmes. Delivery involves distance learning with up to eight 1.5-hour videoconferences, remote teaching, and a required six-day residential study period in Dunedin. The paper equips students with knowledge of managing cardiology and respiratory problems in rural hospital environments, fostering graduate attributes including lifelong learning, cultural understanding, ethics, and information literacy.

Practicing as a Rural Doctor in Clyde, Dr. Orme applies frontline rural healthcare experience to her teaching role. Her qualifications comprise MBChB, PGDipOMG, PGCertCPU, PGDipRPHP, and FDRHMNZ, attained as a Rural Hospital Medicine Fellow in 2022. This fellowship from the Division of Rural Hospital Medicine New Zealand highlights her expertise in rural practice. Listed in the RNZCGP 2023 honours as a Rural Hospital Medicine Fellow, she shares recognition with peers like Dr. Jonathan Penno, Dr. Dinesha Kumarawansa, and Dr. Jack Haywood. Dr. Orme supports the University of Otago's mission to train professionals for rural New Zealand health challenges, particularly in cardiorespiratory care. Her contact details appear in the university's Dunedin rural health department directory.