2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
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TEACHING AND LEARNING<br />
PROFESSOR OF GENERAL PRACTICE<br />
Professor Doris Young MB BS MD FRACGP is Professor <strong>and</strong> Chair of <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> <strong>and</strong> Associate<br />
Dean, <strong>Academic</strong>, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Sciences. She is also the Director of Vocational<br />
Training program in the <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>. Doris is The University of Melbourne's representative on the<br />
Board of Victorian Metropolitan Alliance (VMA) for GP Training. She oversees the GP academic registrars<br />
program in the <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>.<br />
DIRECTOR, NEW CURRICULUM<br />
Dr Lena Sanci MB BS PhD DRANZCOG FRACGP is the Director of the <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>'s contribution to<br />
curriculum for the new graduate entry medical course, the MD. Her research interests are in young<br />
people's health in primary care <strong>and</strong> in trials of complex interventions in primary care. Current research in<br />
developing youth friendly practices has involved implementing <strong>and</strong> evaluating strategies for<br />
organisational change in primary care.<br />
DIRECTOR, UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS<br />
Dr Ruth McNair MB BS PhD DA DRANZCOG FRACGP is Director of Undergraduate Programs. Her<br />
research interests include lesbian health, lesbian parenting <strong>and</strong> inter-professional education. Ruth<br />
completed a PhD study in 2009 on the patient-doctor relationship between same-sex attracted women<br />
<strong>and</strong> GPs, supported by a NHMRC scholarship.<br />
DIRECTOR, RURAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS<br />
Reverend Dr Helen Malcolm MB BS MGPPsych DTM&H DTheol DA DCH DRANZCOG FRACGP is a<br />
senior lecturer at the Rural Clinical School in Shepparton <strong>and</strong> the <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>Care</strong> <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>. She is also a practising GP <strong>and</strong> Anglican priest. Her main clinical interests are<br />
mental health, stress management, women's health, rural medicine <strong>and</strong> travel/tropical medicine. Her<br />
research interests are in mental health <strong>and</strong> stress management <strong>and</strong> medical education, especially in the<br />
rural context.<br />
SENIOR LECTURERS IN RURAL GENERAL PRACTICE<br />
Dr Gary Bourke MB BS<br />
DRANZCOG FACRRM is a rural GP<br />
in Bendigo who supports <strong>and</strong><br />
coordinates medical student<br />
education <strong>and</strong> Semester 12 clinical<br />
placements in central <strong>and</strong> northwest<br />
Victoria. Gary is interested in<br />
promoting the entry of Indigenous<br />
Australians into health <strong>and</strong> medical<br />
careers.<br />
Dr Iain Nicolson MB BS is a rural<br />
GP in Sale where he runs a busy<br />
general practice. Iain teaches <strong>and</strong><br />
coordinates Semester 12 clinical<br />
placements in the Gippsl<strong>and</strong> region<br />
<strong>and</strong> supervises academic registrars.<br />
His interests include occupational<br />
medicine <strong>and</strong> first aid training<br />
through St John Ambulance.<br />
Dr Rimas Liubinas MB BS<br />
DRACOG FRACGP is a rural GP<br />
located in Ballarat where he is<br />
responsible for supporting <strong>and</strong><br />
coordinating medical student<br />
education <strong>and</strong> Semester 12 clinical<br />
placements in the Victoria Felix<br />
region. His interests include<br />
acupuncture <strong>and</strong> sports medicine.<br />
Rimas is also a mentor for a local<br />
intern.<br />
Dr Rod Taylor MB BS MFamMed<br />
DRACOG is a GP located in Geelong<br />
where he teaches <strong>and</strong> coordinates<br />
medical student education <strong>and</strong><br />
Semester 12 clinical placements in<br />
the Barwon region.<br />
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