Foundation for Multi-disciplinary Education in Community Health, and Advisory Board for Multi-disciplinary Health Studies, 1976-91

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Series 6

Content Summary:

This administrative and teaching series charts the development of multi-disciplinary courses in community health at Adelaide University, bringing together students from medicine, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing, psychology, social work, speech pathology, pharmacy and health surveying, and includes details of Murrell's relationships in community health course during the 1980s. The reader should also refer to the general administrative series 4, and teaching series 5.

The Foundation for Multi-disciplinary Education in Community Health operated under the auspices of the Unihealth Research and Development Trust Incorporated established by Murrell in 1976. This was a key instrument for the administration of a number of teaching facilities, and features in Departmental papers. Following the Kerr White Report in 1985 the University of Adelaide received a financial package from the Commonwealth for the Department of Community Medicine, expanding the staff and accommodation. Another consequence was the amalgamation of the Foundation for Multi-disciplinary Education in Community Health with the Department. Agreement was reached between the University, the South Australian Health Commission and the Foundation for Multi-disciplinary Education in Community Health that its functions be transferred to the Department of Community Medicine. This took place in July 1987.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Timothy Murrell donated the papers to the Library in five instalments between 1996 and 2000.

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