Always fair, encouraging, and motivating.
Dr. Lisa Ten Eyck is a Senior Professional Practice Fellow at the University of Otago's Centre for Rural Health, where she contributes to the Rural Postgraduate Programme. She holds the role of Paper Co-convener for GENA 723, Trauma and Emergencies in Rural Settings, a 30-point distance learning paper offered in the General Practice subject area. This course addresses the management of trauma, medical, and surgical emergencies in rural settings, covering immediate, intermediate, and continuing care for injured or critically ill patients. Delivery includes seven 1.5-hour videoconferences, a five-day residential study period in Ashburton, and in-person assessment requirements. The paper is restricted to students enrolled in programmes such as the Postgraduate Certificate in Rural and Provincial Hospital Practice (PGCertRCP), Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice (PGDipGP), Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Health Care (PGDipPHC), and Postgraduate Diploma in Rural and Provincial Hospital Practice (PGDipRCP). She is based in Hamilton and can be contacted at the University of Otago in Dunedin.
Appointed to her position in 2022 within the Department of General Practice and Rural Health at the Dunedin School of Medicine, Dr. Ten Eyck earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Scripps College and her Doctor of Medicine from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA, in 2004. She is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine (BCEM). Clinically, she is a rural emergency medicine specialist serving as Head of the Emergency Department at Thames Hospital for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. Dr. Ten Eyck has practiced in both the United States and New Zealand, with research and teaching interests centered on rural and emergency medicine. She co-authored the peer-reviewed article titled 'A retrospective observational study of critically unwell patients retrieved from Thames Hospital between April 2018 and December 2020,' published in the Journal of Primary Health Care in 2021. This observational study describes characteristics and outcomes of critically unwell patients requiring retrieval from Thames Hospital in the Waikato region of New Zealand.

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