Richard Hays (health sciences)
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Professor Richard Hays is the current Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine at Bond University
, Australia, and was formerly at Keele University
England.
Professor Hays is claimed to be one of Australia's leading experts in medical education. He served as the Foundation Head of School, Foundation Chair of General Practice and Rural Medicine, and the Chair of Medication Education at the James Cook University Medical School. In this capacity, he was responsible for the educational development and accreditation of the first new Australian medical school to open in 26 years and the first regional institution to specifically focus on rural medical practices.
Professor Hays has compiled more than 80 papers and authored five books, the majority of which are themed around medical education and rural practice.
Throughout his academic career, Professor Hays has continued his involvement in general practice, providing up to three sessions per week for various practice co-operatives until moving to the UK in 2006.
Bond University
Bond University is a private university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is also the first private university established in Australia...
, Australia, and was formerly at Keele University
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
England.
Professor Hays is claimed to be one of Australia's leading experts in medical education. He served as the Foundation Head of School, Foundation Chair of General Practice and Rural Medicine, and the Chair of Medication Education at the James Cook University Medical School. In this capacity, he was responsible for the educational development and accreditation of the first new Australian medical school to open in 26 years and the first regional institution to specifically focus on rural medical practices.
Professor Hays has compiled more than 80 papers and authored five books, the majority of which are themed around medical education and rural practice.
Throughout his academic career, Professor Hays has continued his involvement in general practice, providing up to three sessions per week for various practice co-operatives until moving to the UK in 2006.
Books
- Teaching and Learning in Clinical Settings by Lesley Southgate, Elisabeth Paice, and Richard Hays (2006)
- Teaching and Learning in Primary Care by Lesley Southgate and Richard Hays (2005)
- Handbook of Rural Medicine in Australia by David Wilkinson, Richard Hays, Roger Strasser, and Paul Worley (2004)
- Practising Rural Medicine in Australia by Richard Hays (2002)