Rate My Professor Penny Holdaway

Dr Penny Holdaway serves as a Senior Professional Practice Fellow and Co-ordinator for Ashburton in the Centre for Rural Health, part of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Otago. The Centre for Rural Health, located in Dunedin, supports rural health initiatives including the Rural Medical Immersion Programme, where Holdaway contributes her clinical expertise to medical student training in rural settings such as Ashburton. Her role involves coordination of programme activities at the Ashburton site, facilitating practical immersion experiences for students in rural general practice and health delivery. This appointment underscores her integration of professional practice with academic teaching within the Division of Health Sciences.

Holdaway earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Otago in 1987 and a Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine (Dip Mus M) from the same institution in 1995. She achieved Fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (FRNZCGP) in 2012. Clinically, she works as a General Practitioner at Three Rivers Health in Allenton, Ashburton, offering primary medical care. Her university contact is based in Ashburton, with directory listings in Dunedin.