Media Release: New Head for Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics

After 17 years as the inaugural Head of the Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics (and its predecessors), Professor David Dunt is handing over the reigns to A/Professor Jane Pirkis. A/Professor Margaret Kelaher will become the Deputy Head. Throughout his time as Head, David has built up the Centre to be a prolific contributor to academic and policy debates on delivery of health care in Australia. It has attracted substantial funding for research and teaching and has produced high quality academic journal articles and commissioned reports. Jane has been at the Centre for the past 14 years, and has worked closely with David as Deputy Head for most of that time. She’s had the opportunity to see the Centre become a thriving academic unit which has a significant societal impact, and will continue to build on its many achievements. David will remain at the Centre as Professor and Founding Head, and will take the opportunity to explore some research interests which he’s had on the back-burner for some time.

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