Get to know Julie
Naturopathic Physician & CEO of Ginger Desk
Julie Durnan is the Founder and CEO of Ginger Desk - a virtual admin assistant for health practitioners. Ginger Desk hires, trains, and manages industry-trained medical office assistants and matches these Virtual Assistants (VAs) to health practitioners remotely. Julie has founded two integrative health clinics and currently operates one of them with a team of 10 practitioners. She has run clinics and been in private naturopathic medical practice for almost 20 years. Julie is a community builder and a fierce advocate for supporting women who want to build their careers, focus on their families, and make health services more accessible for all.
✈️ What area of the world do you most want to visit?
Hawaii.
💙 What’s one thing you tell everyone they need to know about Jane?
Jane is a critical part of our tech stack at Ginger Desk. We love how it automates so many processes for patients and practitioners and we want to shout out Jane Task function from the rooftops. This function lets us communicate confidentially with team members about critical tasks and documents for patients all without having to toggle back and forth between the patient’s chart and email.
📚 What is your favourite way to learn something new?
Through audiobooks - I devour at least 2 audiobooks a week!
🎧 Podcast or book recommendation?
My current fun “read” and recommendation is Glossy by Marisa Meltzer.