Rate My Professor Brian Kelly

Emeritus Professor Brian Kelly is a Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine and Public Health within the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He earned a Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Newcastle and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland. A Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) and the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (FAChPM), he received the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2023 for significant service to medical education and professional organisations. Over his 35-year career, Professor Kelly has held key leadership roles, including Dean of the Joint Medical Program and Head of the School of Medicine and Public Health until early 2021, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), Director of the Centre for Resources Health and Safety, and former Director of the Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health. He also serves as a Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist at John Hunter Hospital and holds adjunct professorships at the University of Calgary and the University of New England.