Professor Suzanne Pitama has become the first Māori female Dean of any Otago Medical School.
She has been chosen as Dean and Head of Campus at the University of Otago, Christchurch.
Professor Pitama is the former Director of the Māori Indigenous Health Institute, and is recognised as a leader in addressing Māori health inequities.
She won the Royal Society of New Zealand's Joan Metge Medal in 2018, and the Prime Minister's Supreme Award for Tertiary Teaching Excellence in 2015.
Professor Suzanne Pitama Photo: supplied
