Dr Aine McCoy
Role: Treasurer
Aine Headshot: 18 February 2025
In 1979 she undertook further studies in General Practice in Northern Ireland then returned to Wellington in 1982 where she worked as a GP in Miramar until her retirement in November 2018.
Aine was a member of the New Zealand Medical Women’s Association, serving as National President in 1992. Aine’s interest in the history of women in medicine was sparked when in 1986,
the Association funded an Oral History Project to record the stories of senior women doctors who had qualified and worked in New Zealand.
The collection of 22 life stories is held in the Oral Archives section of the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Oral Archives of the New Zealand Medical Women’s Association Medical Historical Society 4 March 2022
NZ Medical Women’s Association
Mystery Illness In The Dhala Valley 5 July 2023
