New role to increase number of Indigenous students

Shaun Ewen will take on the newly created role of associate dean Indigenous Development) at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. In the role he will focus on reviewing pathways for indigenous students to study health sciences and on implementing an indigenous staff employment strategy for the faculty. He is also deputy director of the Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit and senior lecturer in indigenous health. He currently has oversight of the Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand, Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) project.