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Associate Professor Helen Wilcox appointed as Dean and Head of the Medical School at The University of Western Australia

Lead Author
Perrett Laver
Published
27 Aug 2025
Industry
Higher Education
Location
Australia

The University of Western Australia appoints Associate Professor Helen Wilcox as Dean and Head of the Medical School

A medical educator and academic has become the first GP to be appointed Dean and Head of the Medical School at The University of Western Australia.

Associate Professor Helen Wilcox, who has been serving as Interim Dean and Head of School since January, is known as an advocate for doctors’ mental health and wellbeing and has published research on medical student education and welfare.

Since 2022, Associate Professor Wilcox has held the position of Medical Director of the Doctors’ Health Advisory Service in WA and provides advocacy for the profession through her ongoing position on the Australian Medical Association (WA) Council.

I was honoured to be offered the position and look forward to help train the next generation of medical practitioners and build on the University’s research opportunities to benefit the health of Australian and international communities

Associate Professor Helen Wilcox

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