Woy Woy doctor named Registrar of the Year

A Woy Woy registrar has been named the Registrar of the Year in the Hunter, Manning and Central Coast region by a Sydney general practitioner training provider.

Dr Daniel Calder, who is employed at Woy Woy General Practice, won the award from GP Synergy on November 9.

The 33-year-old New Zealander chose to practice at Woy Woy after moving to Australia eight years ago.

"It's a beautiful area and the practice had great reviews from my peers.

"They love working here," he said.

The busy local medical centre opposite Woy Woy Rail Station has nine doctors doing everything from minor surgical procedures to chronic disease management.

"Despite Woy Woy General Practice being a big clinic serving an area in need of more doctors, the clinic is full of friendly close-knit staff all doing their best to help the community.

"In GP training you need good mentors to show you how to make the most of your work, and through my training I've been lucky to have some of the best," Dr Calder said.

Practice manager Ms Cate Nesbitt said the award was a testament to the professionalism and dedication of the entire team.

"Dr Calder is a real asset to our practice and the community.

"He is highly motivated, dynamic and professional who is well regarded by his colleagues, practice staff and, most importantly, his patients," Ms Nesbitt said.

"I hope this award will help attract more top registrars and doctors to our centre at Woy Woy.

"There's no better place to learn and practice medicine," she said.

As for Dr Calder, he has no plans to leave Woy Woy anytime soon.

"For the foreseeable future I'll remain in Woy Woy if they'll have me," Dr Calder said. SOURCE: Media release, 16 Nov 2018 Belinda Noble, Sonic Clinical Services