Ilora Finlay
Stephen Dodd
Royal Society of Medicine under new leadership
The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) has appointed a new Chief Executive: Stephen Dodd, and new President: Professor Ilora Finlay.
Stephen Dodd, a former medical scientist, with a degree in chemistry and pharmacology (Oxford), began his new role in August, after working for BMI Healthcare, the largest UK private hospital group, where he led a programme to establish centres of clinical excellence across a number of medical specialties.
Professor Finlay is a consultant in palliative medicine and chronic pain at the Velindre Trust, Cardiff. She is also an honorary professor and vice dean of the College of Medicine, University of Wales. As a Fellow of the RSM she founded its Section of Palliative care. (In 2001, Professor Finlay became a member of the House of Lords, and titled Baroness Finlay of Llandaff). The professor is keen to see medical practitioners working more closely with colleagues in dentistry and veterinary science as well as other healthcare professions ‘....to ensure continued improvement in human health’, and will also encourage collaborative work with ‘...other educational providers to ensure that our expertise is shared with the developing world’.
This article was published on 08/30/2006