Rate My Professor Mary McWatters

In her current roles, McWatters facilitates immersive rural clinical experiences for University of Otago medical students in Marlborough, contributing to the programme's goal of developing future rural healthcare professionals. She practices part-time as a general practitioner at Manu Ora, a charity-run high-needs practice located at 219 Howick Road, Blenheim, with special clinical interests in women’s health and chronic pain management. McWatters has been involved in practitioner contributions to national health audits and surveys, including the 2020 appropriateness of trimethoprim for cystitis in women and input on New Zealand's Cannabis Legalisation and Regulation Bill. Additionally, she co-authored a student project titled “Calling the Shots: HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer” (2010), which investigated Gardasil uptake rates, risk perceptions among young women, and factors influencing parental consent. Residing in Blenheim with her husband CJ, who trained in Rural Hospital Medicine, and their daughter Amelia, she has briefly supported family relocations such as to Alexandra.