Karen Thelma PALMER

BSc (NZ) 1960, MB ChB (Otago) 1964, MRACP 1975, FRACP 1978, G Dip Sc (Massey) 2006

Born Wellington 29 Mar 1938


Educated at Wellington East Girls' College

HP / HS, Wellington Hospital 1965 - 1966

Medical and Paediatric Registrar, Wellington Hospital 1967 - 1968

Haematology Registrar, Wellington Hospital 1969

PG Paediatric Course, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond St, London, Oct-Dec 1969

RMO, Geriatric Department, Middlesex Hospital, London 1970 - 1974

Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine, Wellington Hospital 1974 - 2006

Head of Department and Manager, Services for the Elderly, Wellington Hospital 1987 - 1994

Clinical Leader, Services for the Elderly, Wellington Hospital 1995 - 1999

Clinical Lecturer, Wellington School of Medicine 1978 - 1994

Clinical Senior Lecturer, Wellington School of Medicine 1995 - 1999

Medical Advisor, RMO Unit, Wellington Hospital 1999 - 2001

Intern Supervisor, RMO Unit, Wellington Hospital 2001 -2006

Acting CEO, Capital Coast DHB 1999

Chief Medical Advisor and Deputy CEO, CCDHB 1999 - 2001

photograph courtesy CCDHB archives
Last updated 6 July 2018.