EXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

The School of Medicine, Sydney has an external advisory board to provide strategic advice to the Dean on School activities. The Board met for the first time in October 2007.   The current membership of the Board is:

 

Ms Gillian Calvert: Gillian is the NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People since 1999. The Commission is an independent body reporting directly to NSW Parliament. She is also the Convenor of the NSW Child Death Review Team. Previously she was Director of the Office of Children and Young People in NSW Cabinet Office. Her publications include "Preventing Child Abuse: A National Strategy" and she co-edited "The Practice of Child Protection: Current Australian Approaches".

Professor John Shine: John is an Australian biochemist; he discovered the nucleotide sequence, called the Shine-Dalgarno sequence, necessary for the initiation of bacterial protein synthesis. He currently directs the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. In 1994 Shine became a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. The Academy named their headquarters in Canberra in his honour. In 2000, Professor Shine donated one million dollars to renovate the dome. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1996.

Ms Katerina Angelopoulos: Katerina is a Board Member of the Eye and Ear hospital (Vic), and Board President of Moreland Community Health, and former President of YMCA Victoria. She won the Governor’s award for Victoria for multicultural services and the Centrelink Australia award for services to women affected by domestic violence. She has an extensive community network and brings a community focus to the Board.

Mr Alan Bishop. Allan has just retired as a judge in NSW. He has lengthy experience in administrative and negligence law. He is a member of the boards of a number of health research agencies and has been a keynote speaker at several national healthcare meetings.

Professor Suzanne Abraham: Suzanne is Sub Dean (Year 2) in Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney. She has a practice at Northside Clinic of Ramsay Health Care in Sydney. She is on the University of Sydney interview panel for medical students; and interviews overseas for international students. She has published widely and is on an international research committee for eating disorders. She has written books on eating disorders and was a co-author with Dr Derek Llewellyn Jones of “Everywoman” and “Everyman.

Dr Colin Goldschmidt: Colin is CEO and Head of DHM Pathology and Sonic Healthcare, an important clinical partner of the medical school. 

Ms Nicole Feely: Nicole is the CEO of St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Melbourne, an important clinical partner of the medical school. 

Mr John Ballard: John is Executive CEO of Mercy Health and Aged Care, an important clinical partner of the medical school.

Mr Martin Day: Martin is CEO of St Vincent’s and Mercy Private Hospital, an important clinical partner of the medical school. 

Mr John Fogarty: John is CEO of SJOG Ballarat Hospital, an important clinical partner of the medical school.