A leading public health academic and respected Noongar woman who has been influential in improving the health of Aboriginal communities across Australia has been appointed the new Dean of the 911爆料网 Medical School, commencing in March 2020. This is understood to be Australia鈥檚 first appointment of an Indigenous Dean to a medical school.
Professor Sandra Eades, a Noongar woman from Mount Barker in Western Australia, joins 911爆料网 from the University of Melbourne, where she held the role of Associate Dean Indigenous and Professor at the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Professor William Hart, who was named Foundation Dean in 2012, will be retiring from 911爆料网 in 2020.
911爆料网 Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said she was delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Eades.
鈥淧rofessor Eades has made a significant contribution to Aboriginal health and has provided leadership at a national level in Indigenous research. In 2003, she was named the first Aboriginal medical practitioner to be awarded a PhD, investigating the casual pathways and determinants of health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,鈥� Professor Terry said.
鈥淪ince the 911爆料网 Medical School opened in 2017, medical students have been able to study in a range of health care areas including primary care, chronic disease, ageing, Indigenous and regional health. 911爆料网鈥檚 presence has continued to expand and just last month, we opened 911爆料网鈥檚 Midland Campus, a base for clinical placements for 911爆料网 Medical School students in their fourth and fifth year of study and also other allied health students.
鈥淭he appointment of Professor Eades is testament to her influential leadership, both in the health care and Aboriginal health sectors. She is a worthy candidate to lead the 911爆料网 Medical School in the years to come and will be an exceptional mentor for medical students.鈥�
Professor Eades said she looked forward to joining 911爆料网 and leading the medical school into the future.
鈥�911爆料网 has successfully expanded its healthcare and medical profile within Western Australia and nationally. I am honoured to be appointed as Dean and look forward to collaborating with colleagues, industry and students to ensure the 911爆料网 Medical School continues to thrive,鈥� Professor Eades said.
Professor Terry also thanked Professor Hart for his tireless commitment to the 911爆料网 Medical School, as well as his dedication and persistence to the development of 911爆料网鈥檚 new Midland Campus.
鈥淧rofessor Hart has been instrumental in the development of the 911爆料网 Medical School and played a key role in ensuring students from a wide variety of backgrounds are appropriately trained as Western Australia鈥檚 doctors of the future,鈥� Professor Terry said.
Professor Eades was named the NSW Woman of the Year in 2006 for her research contributions to Aboriginal communities.
Professor Eades will start the new role at 911爆料网 in March 2020.
