Ethics Committee
Ethical issues may relate to policy, advocacy, education, training, clinical practice, and healthcare delivery.
The Ethics Committee:
- Considers emerging and ongoing ethical issues relevant to healthcare practice, and specifically medical practice.
- Supports members in navigating complex ethical challenges in clinical, research, and professional contexts.
- Contributes to the development of policies, position statements, and resources that promote ethical decision‑making and uphold the College’s values.
Committee membership
Sarah Baldwin | Chair
Dr Sarah Baldwin FRACP is the current Chair of the Ethics Committee. Dr Baldwin is a geriatrician who brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to ethical practice.
Dr Amy McMellon
Dr Andrew Linton
Dr Charlotte Ogilvy
Dr David Graham
Dr Henry Ko (PhD) | Healthcare Consumer representative
Dr Jasmine Sanson | Māori representative
Dr Katherine Flynn
Ms Kathryn Bogoyev | Legal Professional representative
Dr Philip Britton
Dr Sean Westbury | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative
Dr Tahira Dosani | Trainee representative
Dr Tania Moerenhout | Non-clinical Ethicist
vacant | Healthcare Consumer representative
Read the Ethics Committee By-law (PDF).
The Committee is not a human research ethics committee and does not consider research proposals.