Rate My Professor Parker Magin

Parker Magin is Conjoint Professor in the Discipline of General Practice within the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle. Having practiced as a general practitioner since 1986 and attained Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 1996, he possesses extensive qualifications: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (University of New South Wales), PhD (2006, University of Newcastle; psychological sequelae of skin disease), Master of Family Medicine (Clinical) and Master of General Practice Psychiatry (Clinical) (Monash University), Graduate Diploma of Clinical Epidemiology (University of Newcastle), Graduate Certificate in GP Psychiatry (University of Melbourne), Diploma of Practical Dermatology (University of Wales), and Diploma in Paediatrics (Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute - JHH). His career trajectory encompasses Senior Lecturer (1999-2006) and Research Academic (2006-2012) at the University of Newcastle, Medical Educator in the Australian General Practice Training program (2006-2015), Director of Research and Evaluation at GP Synergy (2016-2023), Senior Manager of GP Training Research at RACGP (2023-2025), and current Senior Academic Advisor in RACGP's GP Training Research Unit (2025-present), alongside his conjoint professorship (2013-present).