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Our Executive Committee 2024
Dr Courtney Cini
President & AFMW REP
VMWS President
Courtney is a junior doctor who brings a dedicated commitment to women’s health, well-being, and professional equality. Having served with enthusiasm as vice-president in 2023, she now eagerly steps into the role of president within the Victorian Medical Women’s Society. Courtney is passionate about collaborating with like-minded colleagues to empower and support women and non-binary individuals in the medical field, striving to foster better personal and professional outcomes, and enhanced opportunities for all. She is excited about the collective goals the committee aims to accomplish in the coming year. Beyond her medical pursuits, she finds joy in exploring local farmers markets, savouring degustation dinners, and immersing herself in diverse cultures through travel.
Dr Madhura Naidu
Immediate Past president & AMA REP
Madhura was first involved in VMWS as a medical student at Monash University. She has since spent several years exploring medicine and surgery before choosing to specialise in intensive care. She is passionate about gender equality, especially in the workplace, as well as quality education for all. She is proud to be involved in VMWS and believes in medical women empowering and supporting each other to create and consolidate change in our world. In her free time, she loves expanding her horizons by travelling and engaging in her longtime interests of salsa dancing, photography and writing.
Dr Jessie Zhou
Vice President, IT, MEMBERSHIPS & JSD
Jessie Zhou is a BPT at Melbourne Health, with a background in pharmacy. She is passionate about mentorship and is a strong advocate for gender equality and diversity in medicine and surgery. Through VMWS, she looks forward to collaborating with an incredible team of women to support and empower individuals at all levels of their medical career to realise their ambitions and unlock their full potential. Key areas of interest include: Medical Education, Technology (AI, digital health), Policy, Multimedia and Research.
Dr Isabelle Zupan
Secretary
Isabelle is a junior doctor with a passion for health and gender equity, social justice, and advocacy spaces within medicine. She is immensely excited to be in her first year of working with the VMWS and brings with her a background of experience in global health and mentorship at a grass roots level. Through her work with the VMWS, she is keen to broaden her community reach, engage in a thriving network that celebrates intersectionality, and advocate for women and non-binary people in the health sphere. Within medicine, Isabelle’s interests lie in critical care, especially anaesthesia, and the intersection between these spaces and gender inequality for our patients and clinicians alike. Outside of medicine, however, she’ll be in the water somewhere either stand up paddleboarding or scuba diving or failing that curled up on a couch with a good book.
Dr Mian Ng
TREASURER & AFMW REP
Mian is a resident at Monash Health, after having worked many years as engineer and business analyst in pharmaceutical industry. She is passionate about work and training flexibility, an area that still needs a lot of improvement and acceptance in medicine, without which especially disadvantage medical women. She has enjoyed part time internships and residency years and her aim is for everyone to be able to access this as well (should they want it), so they can have healthy life outside work.
Dr Maria Raleena Mendis
Promotions & EVENTS
Raleena is a second-year doctor at Barwon Health. Having joined our committee as a student member, Raleena is one of the VMWS events and promotions coordinators for 2024. She enjoys spending her spare time volunteering and mentoring in her community and academic circles. As a VMWS committee member, she hopes to help promote equality, cultural safety, intersectional medicine and equity in healthcare systems and the broader community. Her extracurricular passions include exploring artistic and creative skills such as painting, textiles and singing.
Dr Angelica Armellini
Events officer
Angelica (Angie) is a critical care resident at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne. She has moved to Australia from Italy after high school and has since embarked into a long academic and sporting journey before ultimately settling into Medicine. Her previous exposure to Anaesthesia and mentorship during her Honours degree have inspired her to pursue a career in Critical Care. Angie is very excited to continue her journey with the VMWS Team. She is passionate about gender equality within our medical community and wellbeing in the workplace. She is a strong advocate for more equitable healthcare for all patients, and for more equitable opportunities for career development and accessibility to leadership roles for all colleagues. Angie is looking forward to continuing learning and growing as a junior doctor alongside other fantastic women and cultivating her interest in women in leadership.
Dr Elizabeth Bartetzko
SPONSORSHIP OFFICER
Lizzie first became involved in VMWS as a medical student at Deakin University. She currently an intern doctor at St Vincents Hospital Melbourne, aspiring to pursue a career in surgery. Lizzie is passionate about medical education and gender equality. She is excited to be involved in VMWS for a second year, and hopes to help facilitate opportunities for women in medicine to network and support each other. In her spare time, Lizzie is a casual academic at Deakin Uni, loves learning about new cultures and history through travel, enjoys creative pursuits (singing, dancing and painting), is an avid procrastabaker, and loves hiking and being out in nature.
Dr Kalyana Resosudarmo
PROMOTIONS OFFICER
Kalyana is an HMO at Monash Health with a keen interest in endocrinology and reproductive health. She is passionate about effecting positive change in the medical community and empowering women in medicine Outside of medicine, she finds adventure in scuba diving and rock climbing, and delights in the quest to discover the best pistachio gelato.
Dr Rosalind Terry
Senior Members Rep
Rosalind is a retired doctor, Board Member of AMA (Vic) and seniors representative of VMWS. She began her career as a biochemist and microbiologist in Australia and USA, continuing this while she studied medicine. Residency years included being the first female surgical registrar at St Vincents’ in Sydney and this lead to 10 years in PNG working in surgery, O and G and general medicine in often challenging conditions. Return to Australia was via two years on Norfolk Island after which she became involved in emergency medicine. She feels strongly about supporting female medical students and the equality of women in all fields of medicine.
Dr Jessie Gwillim
Newsletter/ Web Content & ARCHIVIST
Jessie is a junior critical care doctor, who is passionate about Womens’ Health, patient advocacy, and equal opportunities. In her free time she loves to travel and spend time outdoors, and has recently discovered a passion for overnight hikes – the best of both worlds!
Dr An Huynh
Women’s Health Victoria Rep
An is an unaccredited surgical registrar, currently working at Monash Health. She is a strong advocate for gender equity in medicine, especially in the surgical field. She is heavily involved in mentorship, and is passionate about promoting work-life balance. Her interests include baking, binge watching reality TV, and trying new Japanese inspired brunch places on the weekends.
Assoc Prof Deb Colville
NCWV rep
Deb is a Melbourne ophthalmologist who graduated from Monash in 1975 and is a Fellow of the College of Ophthalmologists and the College of Surgeons (1983). She has a small private practice in Ivanhoe, NSW. Deb was a Director of Ophthalmology at Austin Repatriation Medical Centre and recently retired from the College of Surgeons Council and as Chair of the RACS Women in Surgery Committee, a position she held for nine years. Since 2000, she has been Director of Curriculum Development at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. Deb’s Master of Public Health degree focused on educational program evaluation in health care and she now researches curriculum and public health themes, including ophthalmic public health, gender and curriculum, and women in leadership in vocational education and training. She is interested in ‘doing leadership differently’, developing ways of participation that ‘work for women’ in the profession. “ Arising from the MWIA meeting in Sydney 2001, Deb taught medical students in Sweden and participated in curriculum development for MWIA with its Executive, alongside gender experts from the WHO and UN, in Italy.
Student Committee
Ms Amelia Lynn Khairi
MONASH UNI REP
Amelia is a fourth year medical student at Monash University from Singapore and is joining VMWS for her first term as an executive committee member. She is an avid horse rider and enjoys partaking in cat rescue, having done so in Singapore and in Australia. Her hobbies include reading about dinosaurs and collecting vintage fossils from across the globe. She also has a broad interest in clinical research and enjoys partaking in medical discourse across various medical societies.
Ms Lois Segunn-Beloved
MONASH UNI REP
Lois Segun-Beloved is a fourth-year medical student at Monash University. She has a passion for mental health and sexual and reproductive health care and intersectionality in medicine, particularly in the fields of rural health, indigenous health and queer health. Having been involved in university organisations and events around gender equity and diversity, she is excited and proud to be shadowing the events team and representing Monash University on VMWS.
Ms Joanna Beh
DEAKIN UNI REP
Joanna is a third-year medical student at Deakin University. She is passionate about gender equality and diversity in medicine. Joanna is excited to join the VMWS committee and work together with a group of inspiring women to continue to empower women in healthcare and in the broader community. In her spare time she enjoys playing tennis and running, and is currently training for her first half marathon.
Ms Grace Yoo
DEAKIN UNI REP & Research/ Policy Coordinator
Grace, a third-year medical student at Deakin University, is eager to commence her clinical year at Geelong Hospital. Committed to promoting health equity, she has a keen interest in women’s health, global health and humanitarian work. Holding a master’s in public health, Grace aspires to contribute to VMWS’s initiatives in fostering a safe, equitable and culturally appropriate healthcare. Outside of her studies, Grace stays active with piilates, boxing and yoga. She also loves being out in nature and travelling to new places to experience diverse cultures”
Ms Jenna Shin
DEAKIN UNI REP
Jenna is a third year medical student at Deakin University with a keen interest in women’s health and critical care. As an advocate for gender equity, she believes in the importance of fostering an inclusive environment where every aspiring medical professional, regardless of gender, can thrive and contribute meaningfully. Having actively participated in university events related to gender equity, she is excited to represent Deakin University as a member of VMWS this year. Other areas of interest include artificial intelligence in medicine, precision medicine and research.
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