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Emeritus Professor of Public Health, University of Liverpool

Education
• 1974 – 77: Queens' College, Cambridge. Entrance scholarship. Medical Sciences Tripos (1977), Degree result: First Class.
• 1977 - 80: The London Hospital Medical School. Entrance scholarship. MBBS (1980).

Postgraduate qualifications
• 1984: Certificate in Family Planning
• 1984: Membership of Royal College of General Practitioners
• 1985: MSc in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Awarded distinction.
• 1991: PhD in Epidemiology, London University. Thesis entitled; An investigation of geographic blood pressure variations in Great Britain.

Professional accreditation
• Vocational training in general practice completed in 1984.
• Specialist training in public health medicine completed in March 1991.

Memberships of professional bodies and societies:
• 1988: Membership of Faculty of Public Health Medicine - Pt 1 (by examination)
• 1990: Membership of Faculty of Public Health Medicine - Pt 2 by examination)
• 1997: Fellowship of Faculty of Public Health Medicine (by nomination)

Recent creative skills training
• 1:1 training in Divi-Builder (web site building software) with Piras Productions during 2019-2021
• DSLR Video (2-day course): Media Training Ltd, London (Adobe Certified). February 2019
• WordPress (2 day course): Certitec Ltd, London (Adobe Certified), 2017.
• Adobe Photoshop (2 day course): Certitec Ltd, London (Adobe Certified), 2016.
• Adobe Lightroom (2 day course): Certitec Ltd, London (Adobe Certified). 2016.
• Features writing: London School of Journalism. April 2016-2019 (Distinction).

Experience

  • –present
    Emeritus Professor of Public Health, University of Liverpool

Education

  • 1991 
    University of London, PhD Epidemiology