Last updated on:
10/18/2011 |
Author: ProCon.org
Richard Beasley, MBChB, DM, FRACP, DSc Biography
- Title:
- Director of the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“[I]ncreasing use of cannabis among young adults and adolescents is becoming a major public health problem.”
Interview with Reuters, Jan. 29, 2008
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Director, Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
- Programme Director, Asthma, Venous Thromboembolism, Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
- Visiting Professor, University of Southampton
- Adjunct Professor, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, Victoria University Wellington
- Executive Committee Member, International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
- Interim Regional Coordinator for North America, International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)
- Consultant Physician, Capital and Coast District Health Board of New Zealand
- Former Head, Department of Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine, University of Otago
- Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians London
- Fellow, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians London
- Recipient, World Lung Health Award, American Thoracic Society, 2001-2002
- Recipient, University of Southampton Hartley Visiting Award
- Recipient, Aventis Medal, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Education:
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- DSc [Doctor of Science, a higher doctorate awarded in many countries for outstanding research beyond a doctorate], University of Otago, date unknown
- FRACP [Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, a post-graduate specialist training program in medicine in New Zealand], date unknown
- DM [Doctor of Medicine], University of Southampton, date unknown
- MBChB [Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery], school and date unknown
- Other:
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