Phillippa Poole

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Phillippa Poole
Alma mater University of Auckland
Scientific career
Fields Medical education
Institutions University of Auckland
Thesis

Phillippa Jane Poole ONZM is a New Zealand academic, and as of 2019 is a full professor and Head of School at the University of Auckland; she was previously head of the medical program. [1]

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Academic career

After studying medicine at the University of Auckland, Poole joined the staff, rising to full professor. [1] She was Head of the Medical Programme from 1999–2009, then Head of the Department of Medicine, becoming Head of the School of Medicine in 2018. [2] Poole divides her time between academic duties and being a consultant general physician at Auckland City Hospital. [3] She is a past president of the Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand. [4] In 2010 Poole completed a late-career PhD entitled Medical workforce development in New Zealand: insights from a medical programme. [5]

Research

Poole's research is focussed on the career choices students make in medical school, and the effect of gender on them. [1] One of her findings has been a lack of medical students interested in taking up general practice (something an ageing population will require) and the suggestion that female doctors are more likely to switch to family medicine later in their careers. [6] [7] She is also involved with Cochrane reviews of the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [1]

Personal life

Poole is married with a daughter and lives in Devonport. [3]

Honours and awards

In the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours, Poole was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to medical education. [8]

Selected works

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References

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  2. "Professor Phillippa Poole announced as new Head of School of Medicine - The University of Auckland". University of Auckland – News. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 Laxon, Andrew (2 April 2011). "A doctor in the house". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. "Phillippa Poole 2019". IMSANZ 2020 Conference. 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. Poole, Phillippa (2010). Medical workforce development in New Zealand: insights from a medical programme (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/6667.
  6. Wannan, Olivia (12 September 2014). "Lack of GPs could threaten community health". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. Perrott, Alan (3 July 2019). "Medical school head wants more GP students heading to general practice". New Zealand Doctor. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. "King's Birthday Honours 2024: The full list of all recipients". The New Zealand Herald . 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.