Director honoured
Associate Professor David Campbell
Associate Professor David Campbell, the Director of School of Rural Health East Gippsland, was recognised in the recent Queen’s Birthday honours.
Dr Campbell was awarded an AM for significant service to rural and remote medicine and education, as a supporter of Indigenous health professionals, and to general practice.
Cunninghame Arm Medical Centre principal for 20 years, Dr Campbell’s involvement in medicine includes:
* Associate Professor, Rural Community Based Medical Education, School of Rural Health, Monash University, since 2007.
* Director, School of Rural Health East Gippsland, since 2003.
* Committee Member, East Gippsland School for Aboriginal Health Professionals.
* Senior Lecturer, since 1999.
* Censor in Chief, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), since 2011; president, 2005-2007; vice president, 2003-2005 and 2009-2011; foundation member, since 1998; Victorian director, 2001-2003; member, International Medical Graduate Specialist Pathway Application Committee.
* Representative and founding member, Joint Committee for Australian General Practice Training.
* Principal author and instructor, Rural Emergency Skills Training Course.
* Member, Australian Medical Training Review Panel, 2005-2011.
* Inaugural deputy chairman, Rural Workforce Agency Victoria, 1998; founding board member, 1998-2009; member, Conference Organising Committee, for 10 years.
* Founding board member, Southern GP Training (previously Gippsland Education and Training), 1993-2011.
* Faculty member and instructor, Advanced Paediatric Life Support Australia, since 1994.
* Management committee member, Rural Doctors Association of Victoria, since 1998.
* Past director, East Gippsland Division of General Practice.
* Practice principal and general practitioner, Cunninghame Arm Medical Centre, since 1994.
Dr Campbell moved to Lakes Entrance in 1983 after graduating from Adelaide University with a passion for rural care.
Starting at Lakes Entrance Community Health Centre (now Gippsland Lakes Community Health), he later opened his own practice, the Cunninghame Arm Medical Centre in 1994.