From left: Clare Wall and Malcolm Tingle
As you may be aware, Professor Clare Wall has been appointed as the new FMHS Associate Dean Curriculum for a period of 18 months and will act as the FMHS lead in the Curriculum Framework Transformation Programme and the Faculty future healthcare professional project.
Clare has been with the Department of Nutrition (Dietetics) since 2006 and has been the Academic Director of SMS since 2018. In her role as Academic Director, she has been fortunate to gain much insight into the teaching and learning activities of the School and to represent the School on various committees within the Faculty and University. Clare led the development and implementation of the Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics Training Programme. She teaches aspects of nutrition across several programmes including MBChB, Pharmacy, Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, BSc Biomedical Sciences and the BSc Food Science and Nutrition. When she is not teaching or directing, Clare leads a programme of research in early life nutrition. Clare is excited about the secondment to Associate Dean – Curriculum, as this role speaks to her background and experience in curriculum design and development and leadership in teaching. It also means that she will be able to continue to work with all the fabulous SMS teaching and learning Whānau as she will be actively engaging them in the next phase of the Curriculum Transformation Framework Project!
Clare has asked to retain her role as Head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, but will step down from her role as Academic Director of the School of Medical Sciences for the duration of her term as AD Curriculum.
Associate Professor Malcolm Tingle has agreed to stand in for Clare and will take over her roles and responsibilities as the School’s Academic Director for the period of Clare’s appointment.
Malcolm has been with the Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology for nearly 25 years and has been the Head of Department since 2016, hence the grey beard. In addition to his research into the mechanisms of adverse drug reactions and teaching about safety pharmacology, he seems to spend an inordinate amount of time in various committees, both within and outwith of the University. Malcolm was involved with a School review of its stage II teaching which led to involvement in the redesign of the Pharmacy curriculum. As well as MEDSCI teaching, Malcolm also contributes to various other programmes within the Faculty. Starting in 2020, because the year was not bad enough, Malcolm led the rollout of the new Pharmacology courses as part of the BSc restructure and consequential redesigned Pharmacology major. Malcolm is looking forward to the secondment as he relishes change and working in a team, generally adopting an autocratic ‘No. 10’-style of leadership whilst being heavily reliant on key team members to do the right thing.