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Dr Raie Goodwach, President
Dr Magdalena Simonis, Vice President
Dr Mikhaila Lazanyi, Treasurer
Dr Mariolyn Raj, Secretary
Associate Professor Jan Coles, Immediate Past President
Dr Desiree Yap, AFMW Representative
Dr Rekha Ganeshalingam, Social Secretary
Dr Marissa Daniels, Social Secretary
Dr Linny Kimly Phuong, Sponsorship/Publicity Officer
Dr Natalie Marijanovic, AMA Representative
Dr Shueh Hwuei Lim, Newsletter Editor
Dr Claire Steiner, Newsletter Editor
Dr Ivy Tan, IT/Web Officer
Dr Rosalind Terry, Senior Members' Representative
Associate Professor Deborah Colville, General Committee
Dr Kate Duncan, General Committee
Dr Jillian Tomlinson, General Committee
Ms Madhura Naidu, Medical Student Representative (Monash)
Ms Annie Kilpatrick, Medical Student Representative (Monash)
Ms Jane Li, Medical Student Representative (Melb)
Ms Katrina Hannan, Medical Student Representative (Melb)
 Dr Raie Goodwach - VMWS President
Raie is a medically-trained psychotherapist with a Masters in Psychoanalytic Studies. Her area of interest is psychosexual medicine. She sees individuals and couples for therapy in her private practice. She was a consultant to the Sexual & Relationship Counselling Clinic at MMC for 18 years and an honorary lecturer in the Dept of O&G. She has published in the areas of adoption and sex therapy.Current interests include post-graduate supervision and teaching in the area of sexual difficulties and writing about SD's to promote the idea that sexual difficulties are not simply medical conditions requiring medication or surgery. She also enjoys playing with her grandchildren, trying out new recipes, reading, traveling and snorkelling.
Dr Magdalena Simonis - VMWS Vice President
Dr Mikhaila Lazanyi - VMWS Treasurer
After completing MBBS (Hons) at Monash University in 2008, Mikhaila interned at Barwon Health. She has many outside interests including gymnastics, rock climbing, circus arts and most recently surfing. Additionally, her extensive involvement in Rural, Indigenous and Developing World health has taken her to all parts of the globe and most recently led to her involvement with the Global Health Conference. After joining VMWS she attended the MWIA Western Pacific Regional Congress as part of a Leadership scholarship. She hopes to undertake a Master of Public Health in the near future.
Dr Mariolyn Raj - VMWS Secretary
Mariolyn is an accredited general surgical registrar with a special interest in breast & endocrine surgery who graduated with honours from Monash University. Shortly afterwards, she travelled to London to pursue her interests in surgery working under the tutelage of Mr. A. Young at St Thomas’ & Guy’s Hospitals. She has recently returned to Melbourne after training in Sydney during the past year. She is a past treasurer of the medical undergraduates’ society, a mentor to UNSW masters students and is a fellow of the Centre for Independent Studies. Mariolyn is actively involved in medical education and since 2005 has been a medical organizer for children’s disability “Star” camp.
Mariolyn believes that women in medicine have a responsibility to be health advocates for women in the community. Through her ongoing involvement with the Australian Cancer Council & Peter McCallum Cancer Institute she is involved in promoting awareness in these areas. She is a firm believer that the work of VMWS will make a positive contribution to this cause.
 Associate Professor Jan Coles – Immediate Past President VMWS
Jan is an academic General Practitioner. She is an Associate Professor at Monash University Department of General Practice and was a Senior Research Fellow for Child Abuse Prevention Research Australia. Her special interests are the teaching and learning of clinical skills, the impact of childhood sexual abuse on the lives of women, particularly early mothering, breastfeeding and maternal touch, prevention of child abuse, and occupational based violence. She is active in the Women's Working Party of WONCA.
 Dr Desiree Yap - AFMW Representative
Desiree is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a Masters in Public Health and Tropical Medicine who has appointments at Monash Medical Centre and The Royal Women’s Hospital but who is currently working part-time in her East Melbourne Private Practice whilst trying to mother her two young children. Before becoming so domestic, Desiree travelled widely, working both in rural and remote Australia as well as overseas including with WHO. Desiree believes VMWS springs from a fine tradition, and that as one who has reaped the benefits of those who went before, in addition to having strong feelings about social justice, feels a responsibility towards maintaining the organisation.
Dr Rekha Ganeshalingam – VMWS Social Secretary
Dr Marissa Daniels - VMWS Social Secretary
Dr Linny Kimly Phuong - VMWS Sponsorship/Publicity Officer
A recent graduate of Melbourne University’s medical school, Linny has many outside interests including classical and contemporary ballet lessons, involvement with the Victorian Medical Womens’ Society (VMWS) and the Red Cross. Having studied Pharmacy in her former life, she also continues to teach at the Monash University Victorian College of Pharmacy and work on weekends in community pharmacy. As an active member of the VMWS, she enjoys the social aspects of being part of the society as well as the many opportunities it brings, such as attending the MWIA Western Pacific Regional Congress as part of a Leadership scholarship.
Dr Natalie Marijanovic - VMWS AMA Representative
Dr Shueh Hwuei Lim - VMWS Newsletter Editor
Shueh Hwuei is from Penang, Malaysia and currently working at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She has been actively involved at the university with the Student Ambassador leadership program, Victorian Student Aid Program and Outlook (Rural/Indigenous Students’ Health Club) in the last few years. She enjoys swimming, watching Korean dramas/movies (and eating Korean food!), travelling and helping out with St John Ambulance duties during her free time.
Dr Claire Steiner - VMWS Newsletter Editor
Dr Ivy Tan - VMWS IT/Web Officer
Ivy aspires to a career in surgery with a particular interest in hands. Over the years she has been involved in many volunteer and charity organizations including Interchange, St John’s Ambulance and the Oaktree foundation. Ivy’s interests include travelling, fine arts, golf and rock climbing.
Dr Rosalind Terry - VMWS Senior Members' Representative
Associate Professor Deborah Colville - VMWS General Committee
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.
Dr Kate Duncan - VMWS General Committee
Kate is an Obstetrician in private practice in the south-east suburbs. Interest in VMWS goes back to early days as an intern, RMO and Registrar at the Queen Vic (where we had such wonderful mentors and role models). Kate has been a Committee member of both the VMWS and the AFMW. As an AMA Board member Kate is working at the State level on several issues including efforts to resolve the Medical indemnity crisis and the Provider number issue.
 Dr Jillian Tomlinson - VMWS General Committee
After graduating from University High School at age sixteen, Jill went on to gain first class honours in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Melbourne in 2001. In 2002 she completed the Melbourne Marathon and 2003 she gained a Diploma of Surgical Anatomy from Melbourne University Private. Jill is a RACS trainee in plastic and reconstructive surgery; her professional memberships include the Australian Medical Association and the Association of Women Surgeons. Jill is the developer and manager of Bridging Leadership Barriers, a 2008-09 project funded by the Australian Government Office for Women that aims to build IT skills and leadership capacity within the Australian Federation of Medical Women. She is a certified Deep Diver (SCUBA) and when she is not working she also enjoys running, tending to her bonsai, furthering her IT knowledge, writing and looking after her flock of birds.
Ms Madhura Naidu - VMWS Medical Student Representative (Monash)
Madhura is currently in her Bachelor of Medical Science honours research year after having completed her fourth year at Monash University. She is delighted to be a member of the VMWS committee and hopes to contribute to, and be part of the exciting events on the calender this year in her role as the shadow social secretary. Throughout her medical education thus far, Madhura has developed particular interests in research and surgery. Apart from being a medical student (which sometimes seems to be a full-time occupation in itself!), Madhura is an avid reader of fiction, a dedicated 'filmophile', and has a strong love for travelling.
Ms Annie Kilpatrick - VMWS Medical Student Representative (Monash)
Annie is a final year medical student from Colac, a country town in Victoria. She has attended VMWS events over the last few years and really enjoyed them. This year she decided it was about time to become a part of the committee and play an active role in this fantastic society. Over the last three years she has been actively involved in Monash University’s rural health club WILDFIRE and enjoyed passing on her love for rural practice to fellow students. Annie has particular interests in obstetrics and also cardiology. In her spare time she enjoys reading (non med text books), going to movies and musicals, keeping fit, travelling and spending time with family and friends!
Ms Jane Li - VMWS Medical Student Representative (Melbourne)
Currently a final year medical student at the University of Melbourne, Jane spent most of her growing years in sunny Singapore. In more temperate climes her exploits have ranged from involvement with Melbourne University's International Medical Students' Society to volunteering with Orientation Week and the Teddy Bear Hospital. Jane's interests include creative writing, website and graphic design, skills she hopes to put to good use in her capacity as VMWS shadow IT/web officer.
Ms Katrina Hannan - VMWS Medical Student Representative (Melbourne)
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