Assoc Prof Ian Pettigrew retires
Director of SRH Mildura Associate Professor Fiona Wright and Associate Professor Ian Pettigrew at the annual dinner in Mildura.
Assoc Prof Ian Pettigrew retires
Associate Professor Ian Pettigrew was officially farewelled at the annual SRH Mildura thank-you dinner held in Mildura late October.
Ian was appointed to the position of Associate Professor in Rural Obstetrics and Gynaecology, arriving in Mildura in 2002. Since that time, he has been involved in teaching medical students and training rural GPs, as well as providing outreach and educational services to towns in the Murray River region.
Ian has conducted a private consulting practice while also setting the timetables, rosters and schedules for those students undertaking their Women’s Health rotations in Year 4C in Mildura and acting as the discipline head for the NVRMEN (Northern Victoria Rural Medical Education Network program.
Wife Mandy has been invaluable as the go-to person to tweak changes to timetables, producing the rosters each week for students.
Ian is now looking forward to retirement. When asked for his fondest memories or proudest moments, Ian said: “I have enjoyed being involved with the students and working with a great group of colleagues at the clinical school.”