Maria Winther Dalsgaard becomes chairwoman of Faroese doctors’ association

Maria Winther Dalsgaard has been elected chairwoman of the Faroese Medical Association, succeeding Ragnar Djurhuus Hammer, KVF reports, citing a statement from the association.

Dalsgaard belongs to Younger Doctors of the Faroe Islands and was elected at the association’s annual meeting on 7 November. The Faroese Medical Association comprises the younger doctors’ group, the General Practitioners’ Association of the Faroe Islands and the Association of Specialist Doctors of the Faroe Islands.

Rói á Kósini is vice-chairman and Katrin Dahl Hanusson is treasurer. The other board members are Valborg Heinesen, Marita Reginsdóttir av Steinum, Eyðbjørg Klemmentsen Gaard and Turið Holm Johannessen.

The association marks its 120th anniversary this year.