The University of Western Australia

Dr David Paul

Senior Lecturer
Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH)

Contact details

Address

Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH)
The University of Western Australia (M303)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 7084

Email

david.paul@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

MB BS W.Aust., BPolSt Murd., PhD W.Aust.

Key research

Aboriginal Health

Community Based Community Controlled Health Care

Structural Issues which influence health status

Alternatives to Fee for Service Health Care

Advocacy for Health to be seen as a Community rather than Individual Issue

Consumer Rights

Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare

Publications

Milroy H, Paul D, Allen C 2009. Closing the Gap: review of the Aboriginal health curriculum, School of Medicine, Fremantle, University of Notre Dame. Perth, Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, University of Western Australia.
Bazen J, Paul D, Tennant M 2007. An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Oral Health Curriculum Framework: Development experiences in Western Australia. Australian Dental Journal 52 (2): 86-92
Paul D 2006. Gnalla moorditj bullargar: We are strong together. EdCentre News, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Issue 23: 4
Paul D, Carr S, Milroy H 2006. Making a difference: assessing the impact of an Aboriginal health undergraduate medical curriculum. Medical Journal of Australia 184(10): 522-525
D’Antoine N, Paul D 2006. Pre-Medicine and Pre-Dentistry Program: Creating opportunity for Indigenous students. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal 30: 6-8
Paul D 2004. 'Post-colonial transformation' [book review] The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology 5(1): 80-82
Paul D 2003. The Political Economy of Social Inequalities: Consequences For Health and Quality of Life. [book review] Human Nature Review 3: 373-375
Paul D, Creagh A 2002. Health, racism and human rights: ‘I’m not racist but …’. New Doctor 77: 16-19.
Paul D 2002. Editorial. New Doctor 77: 1-2.
Paul D, Atkinson D 2000. Background. In, Atkinson D (ed) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Training in Western Australia: report for the Health Department of Western Australia, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care and the Western Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation. Perth: Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, University of Western Australia, pp.16-30.
Paul D 2000. ‘A man of many parts’: Cyril Phillips Bryan and Western Australian Aboriginal Affairs policy in the 1930s. In, Crotty, Germov & Rodwell (eds) “A Race for a place”: Eugenics, Darwinism and social thought and practice in Australia. Proceedings of the History, Sociology of eugenics Conference, University of Newcastle, 27-28 April 2000. Newcastle: University of Newcastle, pp. 91-99.
Paul D. 2000. Living on Medicine: A Cultural Study of End-stage Renal Disease among Aboriginal People [Book Review]. Anthropological Forum, 10(1):83-85.
Paul D 2000. Casting Shadows: persisting colonial influences and Aboriginal health. Balayi: Culture, Law and Colonialism, 1(1):207-228.
Paul D 2000. Race, Science and Medicine [Book Review]. Wellcome History. 13 (February 2000):12-13.

Funding received

Faculty Teaching and Learning Project Grant (2008) - $26,500
Diversity Initiatives Fund (UWA), ‘Recruitment and retention of Indigenous students’, October 2003, $3640

Honours and awards

Inaugural LIMELight award for 'Leading Innovation in Cultural and Organisational Change' 2007
Inaugural LIMELight award for 'Leading Innovation in Indigenous Student Recruitment, Support and Graduation' 2007 (CAMDH)
Contribution to curriculum award, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, 2005
Premier’s Award for Excellence in Public Sector Management - People and Communities: Education and Skills Development, 2005 (CAMDH)
NHMRC Aboriginal Health Research Scholarship 2000 - 2002
A & A Saw Medical Research Fellowship 2000 - 2002
WA & MG Saw Medical Research Scholarship 1999
Geoff and Lyn Field Prize in Australian Studies 1998. Awarded for the best honours dissertation on an Australian topic
Student Scholarship in Eye Research, Lions Save Sight Foundation (WA) Inc. 1975

Teaching

Course Co-ordinator Master of Aboriginal Health
Unit Coordinator Personal and Professional Development AHEA6601 / 6602
Unit Coordinator Options AHEA5501/5502
Unit Coordinator Research and Discovery AHEA4401/4402
Unit Coordinator Aboriginal health option IMED2293
Unit Coordinator Aboriginal health option IMED3393
Unit Coordinator Aboriginal Community Organisation Placement option IMED3421/3422

Useful links

http:www.camdh.uwa.edu.au

Research profile

Research profile and publications