Published August 28, 2008, last updated on March 8, 2013 under Research News
SINGAPORE, 26 August 2008 - Dr. Augustus John Rush has joined the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) as Vice Dean, Clinical Sciences.
Dr. John Rush is an internationally renowned clinician-scientist and a mentor, who has developed innovative programmes for clinical research. Moving to Singapore from the U.S., Dr. Rush joined Duke-NUS from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre where he was Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Clinical Sciences. Before this, he was Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Psychiatry and holder of two named Chairs.
Dr. Rush will help to develop education, training and career development programmes at Duke-NUS that are aimed at increasing the career opportunities and expertise of its students who wish to become clinician-scientists. He will also work collaboratively with investigators at SingHealth and other healthcare entities to facilitate the development of clinical science expertise, and the necessary clinical and technical infrastructure support to enhance clinical research across Singapore.
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