Sir Ewen Waterman Oration and Seminar
Posted on: October 12th, 2011 by Mitchell Fitzgerald
On the Edge of the Possible: Educational Transformation at Flinders, Harvard and Beyond
Presented by Dr David Hirsh
Dr David Hirsh is a General Physician at Cambridge Health Alliance in Boston. His oration will describe how Flinders and Harvard Universities are together leading a world-wide transformation in the way doctors are trained to meet the technological and societal demands of the 21st century.
Dr Hirsh has served as the Medical Director of the City of Cambridge Healthcare for the Homeless Program. He has received numerous awards for his clinical teaching including the Harvard’s Daniel D Federman Outstanding Clinical Educator, the Harvard’s Robert H Ebert Teaching Award and the Harvard’s AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award.
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Wednesday October 19 2011 12.00 noon - 1.00 pm
Health Science Lecture Theatre Complex
No charge - No bookings Signposted from main entrance of the Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University Car Park 1
Enquiries contact Dean’s Suite, School of Medicine (08) 8204 4160
Sir Ewen Waterman was a highly respected pastoralist, wool executive and businessman in South Australia. His estate, through the decision of his daughter, Sandra Waterman, has provided a bequest to the School of Medicine at Flinders University since 1993 to establish the Sir Ewen Waterman Foundation. The Foundation promotes and encourages education in the Biomedical Sciences at Flinders University.
