Name: New Tricks
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Author: Richard Larkins
ISBN: 9781922235435

New Tricks: Reflections on a Life in Medicine and Tertiary Education

Richard Larkins

A candid reflection on leadership, medicine, and higher education in Australia. Richard Larkins, a prominent figure in Australian academia and medicine, shares his personal journey and insights gained over a distinguished career.

From his early days in medicine to his leadership roles at the University of Melbourne and Monash University, Larkins reflects on the challenges and triumphs of navigating complex organizations. He offers a unique perspective on medical education, research, and the ever-evolving landscape of tertiary education. Discover the philosophy that guided his decisions and the lessons learned along the way. This is a story of personal growth, professional dedication, and a commitment to shaping the future of Australian institutions. Perfect for academics, medical professionals, and anyone interested in leadership and higher education.

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What is the essence of leadership? Richard Larkins, a major figure of Australian science, medicine, and university administration, including as vice-chancellor of Monash University, provides a rare, candid account of a life lived in the public eye, and of the philosophy he has drawn upon to negotiate the personal and professional challenges that this life has thrown up. ‘High above the hushed crowd, Rex tried to remain focused. Still, he couldn’t shake one nagging thought: he was an old dog and this was a new trick.’These words lay beneath a Gary Larson cartoon showing a dog riding a unicycle on a tightrope in a circus bigtop while juggling balls with its front paws, swinging a hoop round its middle, balancing a jug on its head and holding a cat in its mouth. The card with the cartoon was sent to me by my long-time scientific colleague, Marjorie Dunlop, to mark my transition from Dean of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne to Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University in 2003. I had just turned 60 and this was indeed a new trick.

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Emeritus Professor Richard G. Larkins, AO Richard Graeme Larkins was born in Melbourne in 1943. He graduated as the top medical graduate at the University of Melbourne in 1966. He was awarded a PhD by the University of London in 1974. His career since then has encompassed clinical medicine, specialising in diabetes and endocrinology, clinical and laboratory research, medical education at under-graduate and post-graduate levels, medical and university leadership. He has held many senior academic and leadership roles including James Stewart Professor of Medicine at the University of Melbourne, dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne and vice-chancellor and president of Monash University. In addition, he has been chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council, president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, chair of Universities Australia and chair of both the Medical School and Specialist Education Accreditation Committee of the Australian Medical Council. He has been a member of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council and on two occasions a member of the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council. He has held numerous other posts on government committees in Australia and Asia. He has published 200 refereed research papers, reviews and chapters and has co-authored or edited five books. He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, the Academies of Medicine of Singapore and of Malaysia and of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. He is an honorary fellow of the American College of Physicians, the Ceylon College of Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians of Thailand. He has been awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degrees at both Monash University and the University of Melbourne. He has been awarded the Eric Susman Prize for Medical Research by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Sir William Upjohn Medal for Distinguished Service to Medicine and the Brownless Medal for outstanding contribution to the Melbourne Medical School and a Centenary of Federation Medal. He is a fellow of Melbourne's Trinity College, an officer in the general division of the Order of Australia and an emeritus professor at Monash University. He remains active in a number of leadership roles in health and education.