SuperBlues with Prof. Des Gorman
Mon, 01 May
|Mairangi Bay Bowling Club
Morning tea with like minded individuals to talk all things politics. $10 per person includes morning tea.
Time & Location
01 May 2023, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mairangi Bay Bowling Club, 11 Ramsgate Terrace, Mairangi Bay
About the Event
I'm so pleased to have Prof. Des Gorman as my guest this month. He last came to SuperBlues in 2021 and everyone that attended found him absolutely brilliant. I have no doubt it will be the same this time!
Professor Des Gorman (Ngāti Kuri and Ngāpuhi) is a Professor of Medicine in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland. From 2005 to 2010, he was the Head of the University’s School of Medicine. He has a BSc, MBChB and MD degrees from the University of Auckland, as well as a PhD from the University of Sydney. Professor Gorman’s non-clinical interests include health system design and funding, and health workforce planning and development. He has more than 300 publications.
He is the Chairman of the Orangi Mahi Governance Group and a member of the Ministry of Health’s Capital Investment Committee. His past roles include being a Director of the New Zealand Accident Compensation and Rehabilitation Corporation (2012-2018), the Executive Chairman of Health Workforce New Zealand (2009-2019), a member of the National Health Board (2009-2014) and of the Government’s welfare reform group (2009-2010). Professor Gorman is currently involved in health reforms in a number of different jurisdictions.
COST:
$10 per person includes morning tea
Bring cash for the raffle