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He has been a big supporter of Podiatry at LTU and the profession in general. That support will be missed at LTU....but hopefully will be the profession's gain in Queensland, given the key role he will be taking there to get the Beatie Govt's health system out of the mess its in.
I wonder who leaked the internal email he sent to all staff to the media
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
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The views expressed above are those of the author and not that of La Trobe University This is where I am, where are you?
There's no doubt that Stephen would ruffle a few feathers every now and again but I think most respected him for his constant work and his generation of ideas.
As Dean, even though I have only been at La Trobe for five years, I have always found him to be an interesting man of great intelect. He has always been able to challenge the minds of the staff.
As Craig said, his support of podiatry at LTU will be missed, but unlike our VC we wish him well in his new role at Queensland Health.
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Matthew Oates
Lecturer & Curriculum Coordinator
Department of Podiatry
Division of Allied Health
La Trobe University
Bundoora Victoria 3086 m.oates@latrobe.edu.au
By crikey there are some echoes in the halls of La Trobe...for I too regret the sudden loss of Stephen Duckett. Being in a meeting with him was often more like being trapped in a cage with a ferret who has a brain the size of a planet - terrifying and stimulating at the same time. But one thing Professor Duckett did was see the potential of podiatry, and work with us and for us in a University environment that does not always treasure the non-elite courses.
Interestingly, he supported podiatry not because he had an ingrown toenail (which is, of course, an excellent way to lobby politicians - cure them and they'll love you forever). As an economist he realised the potential of podiatry to provide economically feasible and appropriate health care in a marketplace that cannot afford medicine as the dominant provider.
Unfortunatly, from what I know of him, he will see this as nothing more than a challenge...
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________ God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things - right now I am so far behind, I will never die.
The views expressed above are those of the author and not that of La Trobe University This is where I am, where are you?
Academic's parting shot for La Trobe
... have you seen the headlines from Queensland today? :
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