Trevor Sheldon
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Professor Trevor Sheldon is a British medical academic and University administrator who since October 2007 has been the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of York
.
He has an MSc from the University of London
and an MSc followed by a DSc from the University of Leicester
in economics and medical statistics. He had academic posts at Kingston University
, the University of Leicester
and the University of Leeds
.
His publications and research specialities include the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of healthcare and public health interventions (including complementary and alternative medicine
; health care quality and the measurement and management of health care performance; policy development and evaluation; resource allocation in health care and the public sector; research methods including evidence synthesis and experimental evaluation of complex interventions.
He joined the University in 1992, first as Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Health Economics; a Professor from 1996, he became Director of the NHS
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
. In 1999 he became Head of the University's Department of Health Sciences and deputy Chair of the Commissioning Board for Service Delivery and Organisation of the NHS research programme. -->He was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 2004 with the portfolio of Teaching, Learning and Information.
He is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
, a member of the Society for Social Medicine and the US Academy Health.
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
.
He has an MSc from the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and an MSc followed by a DSc from the University of Leicester
University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....
in economics and medical statistics. He had academic posts at Kingston University
Kingston University
Kingston University is a public research university located in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, United Kingdom. It was originally founded in 1899 as Kingston Technical Institute, a polytechnic, and became a university in 1992....
, the University of Leicester
University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....
and the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
.
His publications and research specialities include the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of healthcare and public health interventions (including complementary and alternative medicine
Alternative medicine
Alternative medicine is any healing practice, "that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine." It is based on historical or cultural traditions, rather than on scientific evidence....
; health care quality and the measurement and management of health care performance; policy development and evaluation; resource allocation in health care and the public sector; research methods including evidence synthesis and experimental evaluation of complex interventions.
He joined the University in 1992, first as Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Health Economics; a Professor from 1996, he became Director of the NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination is a health services research centre based at the University of York, England. CRD was established in January 1994, and aims to provide research-based information for evidence-based medicine...
. In 1999 he became Head of the University's Department of Health Sciences and deputy Chair of the Commissioning Board for Service Delivery and Organisation of the NHS research programme. -->He was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 2004 with the portfolio of Teaching, Learning and Information.
He is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Academy of Medical Sciences
The Academy of Medical Sciences is the United Kingdom's national academy of medical sciences. It was established in 1998 on the recommendation of a group that was chaired by Michael Atiyah. Its president is John Irving Bell....
, a member of the Society for Social Medicine and the US Academy Health.
External links
- Trevor Sheldon, Deputy Vice-Chancellor on the University of York website