Regional Coordinator West Coast
Email matthew.bell@otago.ac.nz
Kia ora, I am based in Greymouth with my wife Sarah and our two children. I am originally from over the hill in Christchurch and completed all my school years in the city. After school I did a BSc at Canterbury University. I also worked for a number of seasons in ski and snowboard instruction in New Zealand and overseas in Canada and Japan.
I went to medical school at Otago University and was a RMIP student myself in Greymouth in 2014. I have worked in a variety of hospitals and different departments both in urban and rural centres before returning to Greymouth and training in General Practice. I enjoy the challenge and variety general practice offers and I am also completing additional study in musculoskeletal medicine.
Outside of work I enjoy time away in the outdoors with my family and friends, camping and tramping. Before moving to Greymouth, Sarah and I walked the Te Araroa trail. During the winter months I enjoy spending time in the mountains at any one of the numerous Canterbury ski fields.