Mental illness expert takes dean's job

A LEADING expert on mental illness including schizophrenia and eating disorders has been appointed as the new dean of Hull York Medical School.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Jun 2010, 12:07 BST
Updated 22nd Jun 2010, 12:07 BST

Professor Tony Kendrick, who is currently associate dean for clinical research in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences at Southampton University, will take up his new role in September.

Prof Kendrick's research has focused on the causes and management of common and costly mental health problems in primary care and he has published extensively, particularly on depression, schizophrenia and eating disorders.

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In 2001, he was made an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and he was awarded the president's medal of the Royal College of General Practitioners last year. He said: "In just a few years since it was established, Hull York Medical School has already developed an excellent reputation for education and research, and I am really relishing working with the leading academics there to continue its development."

The medical school was established in 2002 through a partnership between the universities in the two cities and has facilities on both campuses.