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History of the Goodfellow Unit – School of Population Health, …

WEBThe Goodfellow Unit was set up in 1978 to provide continuing medical education and is part of the School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, at the …

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Timeline of Key Events – History of the Goodfellow Unit

WEBIn April, Ina Hamilton was appointed as the first secretary of the Goodfellow Unit. In August, funding from the Sir William Goodfellow Trust and the Medical Education Trust enabled …

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Teaching – History of the Goodfellow Unit

WEBShort Courses . From the late-1970s, the Goodfellow Unit emphasised meeting the needs of GPs and making continuing education interesting and accessible.

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Goodfellow Symposiums – History of the Goodfellow Unit

WEBGoodfellow Symposiums. The introduction of the Goodfellow Symposiums offered important opportunities for GPs to gain access to continuing medical education, and a new avenue …

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Short Courses – History of the Goodfellow Unit

WEBFrom the late-1970s, the Goodfellow Unit emphasised meeting the needs of GPs and making continuing education interesting and accessible. By the end of 1979, which …

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Quality Assurance Unit, c. 1990s – History of the Goodfellow Unit

WEBIn the early-1990s, the Goodfellow Unit also became responsible for regulating the quality of general practices by hosting the Royal College Quality Assurance Unit. In 1992, Drs Phil …

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Dr Ross McCormick, Goodfellow Chair and Director 1998-2008

WEBRoss McCormick, 1973. Ross McCormick joined the Goodfellow Unit as the Acting Director in 1998. Six months later, he became the inaugural Goodfellow Postgraduate Chair in …

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Postgraduate Diplomas – History of the Goodfellow Unit

WEBPostgraduate Diplomas. When Campbell Maclaurin proposed the programme that became the Goodfellow Unit to Douglas Goodfellow in 1977, he did not intend to offer formal …

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The Demand for Continuing Medical Education

WEBIn the meantime, concerns about the lack of continuing education for GPs gained momentum across the late-1970s. In 1976, the Medical Council of New Zealand deemed …

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The CME Club – History of the Goodfellow Unit

WEBAcross the early-2000s, staff developed innovative ways to encourage people to visit and register with the site. In July 2004, the New Zealand Doctor announced they had …

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Dr Philip Middleton Barham, Director 1978-1998 – History of the

WEBDr Phil Barham, 1928-2012. Dr Barham was one of three medical practitioners who responded to the University Council’s advertisement for The Sir William Goodfellow …

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Dr Bruce Arroll, Director 2014-present – History of the Goodfellow …

WEBBruce Arroll pictured as a fifth year medical student in 1977. Dr Bruce Arroll became the Director of the Goodfellow Unit in March 2014 following Dr Peter Huggard. Bruce initially …

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Dr Peter Huggard, Director 2008-2014 – History of the Goodfellow …

WEBDr Peter Huggard became the Deputy Director of the Goodfellow Unit in the mid-2000s, and then the Director in December 2008. Peter initially trained as a clinical chemist at …

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Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs, 1995 – 2005 – History of the

WEBIn 1995, the Goodfellow Unit won a funding bid from the Regional Health Authorities to run the Tobacco Alcohol and Other Drugs brief intervention training project. The funding bid …

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The Introduction of Flexible Learning

WEBThe Goodfellow Unit’s emphasis on making medical updates accessible to GPs was also clear through the establishment of the Journal Review Service. In 1982, Phil Barham …

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Dr Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Goodfellow Chair 2010-present

WEBFelicity Goodyear-Smith, 1971. Felicity Goodyear-Smith is the current Goodfellow Postgraduate Chair of General Practice and Primary Health Care. Felicity Goodyear …

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