| 词条 | David Skegg |
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BiographySkegg was born in Auckland and attended King's College, Auckland. He entered the medical course at the University of Otago, travelling on exchange to Harvard University. He later received a (postgraduate) Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, joining Balliol College and working with noted epidemiologist Sir Richard Doll.[1][4] Returning to Otago, Skegg took up the departmental chair in Preventive and Social Medicine in 1980. In 2004, he took up the Vice-Chancellorship of the university. He stood down from that position in 2011. He was appointed President of the Royal Society of New Zealand in July 2012.[5] Skegg has acted as a consultant to the World Health Organization and to the New Zealand government. In 1990, he was appointed an OBE for services to medicine and, in the 2009 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to medicine.[6] Later in 2009, he accepted re-designation as a Knight Companion following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government.[7] He has contributed to the study of cervical, breast and prostate cancer, as well contraceptives and reproductive health.[8] References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.kcoca.com/courier.cfm?Page=CourierArticle&CourierArticleID=272 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422021210/http://www.kcoca.com/courier.cfm?Page=CourierArticle&CourierArticleID=272 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=22 April 2004 |accessdate=26 August 2010 |title=Old Collegian becomes Otago University Chancellor |year=2003 |publisher=King's College |df= }} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://critic.co.nz/articles/335 |publisher=Critic Magazine |year=2010 |last=Smirk |first=Susan |title=Skegg |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724192239/http://critic.co.nz/articles/335 |archivedate=24 July 2011 |df= }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/otagomagazine/otago004395.pdf|title=To Lead|last=Rutherford|first=Jill|year=2004|work=Otago Magazine|publisher=University of Otago}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.adelaide.edu.au/acu2006/program/speakers.html |publisher=Association of Commonwealth Universities |title=Conference of Executive Heads: Invited Speakers |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312023621/http://www.adelaide.edu.au/acu2006/program/speakers.html |archivedate=12 March 2009 |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/2012/03/12/new-president/|title=Royal Society of New Zealand announces new President|publisher=Royal Society of New Zealand|date=12 March 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2009 | title=New Year honours list 2009|date=31 December 2008 | publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=17 December 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/special-honours-list-1-august-2009 | title=Special honours list 1 August 2009|date=1 August 2008 | publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=17 December 2017}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10550120|date=31 December 2008|title=Honours List: Cancer researcher lifted lid on healthcare faults|last=Johnston|first=Martin|work=The New Zealand Herald}}
12 : 1947 births|Living people|University of Otago faculty|University of Otago alumni|Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford|New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire|Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit|New Zealand public health doctors|Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand|New Zealand Rhodes Scholars|Vice-Chancellors of the University of Otago|Presidents of the Royal Society of New Zealand |
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