Health and Disability Ethics Committee ( HDEC )
A process of peer review has been developed for all health research carried out in the joint research environment of the Dunedin School of Medicine and Te Whatu Ora – Southern. Each research project must be reviewed by the relevant Peer Review Committee according to the Department Guidelines below.
Peer Review Committee chairpersons
Department of Primary Health Care, Dunedin
Dr Sharon Leitch
Please direct all applications and enquiries to
Email gprhresearch@otago.ac.nz
Department of Medicine, Dunedin
Professor Michael Williams
Please direct all applications and enquiries to
Email medicine.research-administrator@otago.ac.nz
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dunedin
Dr Pauline Dawson
Please direct all applications and enquiries to
Email pauline.dawson@otago.ac.nz
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Dunedin
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Dunedin
To be confirmed
Department of Psychological Medicine, Dunedin
Associate Professor Tess Patterson
Department of Public Health, Dunedin
Research Professor Gabrielle Davie
Department of Surgery and Critical Care, Dunedin
Non-DSM researchers
Health Research South
Peer review documents
- Template: Request for review from researcher to Peer Review Committee Chair (Word)
- Template: Letter from Peer Review Committee Chair to reviewer (Word)
- Template: Results of review from Peer Review Committee Chair to researcher (Word)
- Peer review: Department Guidelines (PDF)
- Peer review: Department template (Word)
- Department record sheet (Excel)