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Balakrishnan R Nair MD

Clinical Professor , Associate Dean, Director of CME

Newlambton, Nsw, A

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Professor Balakrishnan (Kichu) Nair Professor Nair is the Clinical Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of Continuing Medical Education at the School of Medicine in Newcastle. He is also Director of the Centre for Medical Professional Development of Hunter New England Area Health Service at Newcastle, and the Chair of the Conjoint Academic Appointments Committee of the Medical School , which has approximately 600 conjoint clinical staff . Professor Nair was Consultant for the Overseas Trained Physicians’ Unit of the Royal Australian College of Physicians, where he has streamlined the assessment process and introduced new assessment methods. He represents the College on the Joint Standing Committee of Overseas Trained Specialists. He is now the Chair of the Overseas Trained Physicians Committee of Adult Medicine. He is a member of the Committee for Examinations, Committee for Physician Training and National Panel of Examiners of the Royal Australasian College of Physician