Department Of Women’s And Children’s Health

By | January 16, 2022
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  • The Department of Women’s and Children’s Health is one of seven academic departments that make up the Otago Medical School – Dunedin Campus. It was formed in 1999 by combining the previous Department of Paediatrics and Child Health with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.



    We are committed to excellence in teaching and research in an environment that fosters personal development and respect and stimulates advances in knowledge and the provision of outstanding health care for women, youth, children, and their families / whānau.

    The department is committed to:



    • Collaborating with the Southern District Health Board in maintaining and improving clinical standards
    • Excellence and integrity in research
    • Good working relationships, with co-operation and respect amongst staff
    • Keeping abreast of developments in knowledge and technology
    • Loyalty, honesty, accountability, and openness in decision making
    • Meeting Treaty of Waitangi obligations
    • Personal and professional development
    • Passion and enthusiasm in the care of children and women
    • Quality and efficiency in all activities
    • Respecting difference (e.g. ethnicity, gender, ability, disability)
    • Student-centered teaching to promote critical thinking and independent lifelong learning

Providing outstanding health care to women, youth, children, their families and whānau



Committed to teaching and research excellence that fosters personal development and advances knowledge

The Department of Women’s and Children’s Health at Otago Medical School has two sections:

  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Paediatrics and Child Health

Both sections have a long and proud tradition in the University of Otago for their teaching and research. Our department hosts a number of internationally-recognised experts in a wide range of fields, and hosts the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, the New Zealand Paediatric Surveillance Unit, and the National Mortality Review Data Group.

We welcome enquiries from students wishing to pursue postgraduate research qualifications. We offer a number of postgraduate medical courses:

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology (PGDipOMG)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Child Health (DCH)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Women’s Health (PGCertWHlth)


We also offer postgraduate study in Master’s and PhD topics covering a range of disciplines, for students of medical or non-medical academic backgrounds.