Steven West
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Professor Steven West BSc DPodM MPodA FChS is the vice chancellor of the University of the West of England
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He trained as a Podiatrist before becoming a lecturer and senior lecturer at The London Foot Hospital and the University of Westminster
in 1984. In 1990 he became head of Podiatry at Huddersfield University and became Dean of the School of Health & Behavioural Sciences in 1992. In 1995 he moved to the University of the West of England in Bristol
and held posts as Dean of the Faculty of Health & Social Care and Pro Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor before being appointed as Vice-Chacellor in 2008.
He is a Fellow of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
, and serves on a number of national education and research committees advising on the future funding and contracting for Health related programmes and research in England, actuing as a non executive director of the South West Strategic Health Authority. He is Chair of the Council of Deans of Health and holds a Clinical Consultancy appointment with Scholl
. He maintains research interests in Dynamic and Static Foot Pressure.
His leisure-time interests include scuba diving. He lives in Mangotsfield
, Gloucestershire
and is married with five children.
University of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
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He trained as a Podiatrist before becoming a lecturer and senior lecturer at The London Foot Hospital and the University of Westminster
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
in 1984. In 1990 he became head of Podiatry at Huddersfield University and became Dean of the School of Health & Behavioural Sciences in 1992. In 1995 he moved to the University of the West of England in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and held posts as Dean of the Faculty of Health & Social Care and Pro Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor before being appointed as Vice-Chacellor in 2008.
He is a Fellow of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists is a trade union in the United Kingdom.The union originated in 1912 as the Society of Chiropodists, the first organisation of chiropodists in Europe...
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
Royal Society of Medicine
The Royal Society of Medicine is a British charitable organisation whose main purpose is as a provider of medical education, running over 350 meetings and conferences each year.- History and overview :...
, and serves on a number of national education and research committees advising on the future funding and contracting for Health related programmes and research in England, actuing as a non executive director of the South West Strategic Health Authority. He is Chair of the Council of Deans of Health and holds a Clinical Consultancy appointment with Scholl
Dr. Scholl's
William Mathias Scholl was a podiatrist, pioneer of foot care and the founder of Dr. Scholl's, a brand of foot care products. Scholl went on to found the Illinois College of Chiropody and Orthopaedics. William M...
. He maintains research interests in Dynamic and Static Foot Pressure.
His leisure-time interests include scuba diving. He lives in Mangotsfield
Mangotsfield
Mangotsfield is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, situated north of the Bristol suburb of Kingswood, bounded to the north by the M4 motorway and to the east by the Emersons Green housing estate....
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
and is married with five children.