Appointment of Director

24 June 2009

CASA is very pleased to announce the appointment of Professor John Bushnell to the board of directors.  He brings considerable board experiece to his new riole having served on many national health-related boards and advisory groups, including the New Zealand National Board of Health, NZ Psychologists Board and the NZ College of Clinical Psychologists.  He also worked on many projects with NZ's Ministry of Health, chairing the production of guidelines for evidence-based treatment of mental disorders in primary care.

His main research interests are in the interface between medicine and psychology, and on refining our understanding of the most effective ways of helping health professionals learn their trade.

John is currently the Director of the University of Wollongong's new Graduate School of Medicine, and Deputy Dean of the School.  Prior to taking up his appointment in Australia he was Associate Dean for Medical Education, and Chair of the Faculty Curriculum Committee at Otago university and was also an Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine at the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.