David Church
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David is the Vice Principal of Academic and Clinical Affairs at the Royal Veterinary College.
Biography
David graduated with a BVSc from The University of Sydney in 1975. After graduating he was appointed as a small animal clinical instructor at The University of Sydney and then enrolled in a PhD programme in the Faculty of Medicine looking at various aspects of the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus, completing this in 1983.
David was appointed as Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine at The University of Sydney in 1983, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1991 and Associate Professor in 1999. David obtained membership (small animal medicine) of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in 1990, and was Hospital Director of The University Veterinary Centre from1991 until his departure in 2001 to take up the Chair of Small Animal Studies at the Royal Veterinary College. Soon after his arrival, at the Royal Veterinary College, The Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery and the Department of Farm Animal and Equine Medicine and Surgery merged to form the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. David was Head of the new department until August, 2009 and has recently been appointed to Vice Principal (Academic and Clinical Affairs) at the Royal Veterinary College and he is looking forward to the challenges that this new position presents.
David is the author of numerous scientific articles, book chapters and is joint editor of the soon to be released textbook “Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology”.
He recently received the Betts Prize alongside Lynne Hill for establishing VCS and the QMH as a powerhouse of veterinary clinical service, training and education.
Research
David has a keen interest in small animal medicine generally and endocrinology in particular. His current research interests include insulin resistance states in diabetes mellitus, alternate therapies and management strategies for adrenal dysfunction in dogs and dynamic airway disease in dogs and cats.
Teaching
David also has an ongoing interest in relevant continuing education for practitioners and in particular the value of the problem-oriented approach to small animal medicine.