Daryl Pedler farewells the School of Rural Health
Daryl Pedler leaves after nearly 10 years as director of Gippsland Regional Clinical School to take up the position of inaugural Professor of Rural General Practice for Deakin University, based in Warrnambool.
Thanks and farewell from Daryl Pedler Gippsland Director, Associate Professor Daryl Pedler, effectively completes his stint with the Gippsland Regional Clinical School this week (April 5) after taking up an opportunity to move back to south west Victoria. Daryl officially finishes in June but will take leave from Easter before starting his new role as the inaugural Professor of Rural General Practice for Deakin University, based in Warrnambool.
The launch of the School of Rural Health’s 20th anniversary celebrations gave Daryl the opportunity to reflect on his time with the School, which he joined in 2003. He told the group that when he joined the Gippsland Regional Clinical School he had a strong interest in population health and an equally strong conviction about the suitability of rural training for the MBBS. The program was in its infancy when Daryl started in Gippsland.
“I leave with confirmation of rural training for the MBBS,” Daryl said. “Rural training is now well integrated into the Faculty’s MBBS curriculum delivery program. In fact, with almost every clinical session I do, which is two shifts a week in the Emergency Department at Latrobe Regional Hospital, I work with Interns, Residents or Registrars who have trained here (at Gippsland) or at another SRH site.
“That is a sign of how successful the program has become.”
Daryl believes he has gained a lot during his time with Monash University, including more clinical and medical education experience, more research skills applicable to both medical education and population health and, not least, a completed doctorate.
“I will leave here with very fond memories of the staff, the School and the many students who have taken part in the program over the past nine years.” Staff, students and others involved with the Gippsland School joined Daryl for a farewell luncheon this week.