Suzanne Pitama

Suzanne Georgina Pitama is a New Zealand academic, is Māori, of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Whare descent and as of 2020 is a full professor at the University of Otago in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]

Suzanne G. Pitama
Alma materUniversity of Otago, Christchurch
AwardsAKO Aotearoa Prime Minister's Supreme Award for tertiary teaching excellence
Dame Joan Metge Medal for research in social sciences
Scientific career
FieldsMāori indigenous health
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago, Christchurch
Thesis
Doctoral advisorTim Wilkinson
Catherine Savage
Pauline Barnett

Academic career

Pitama was already a registered clinical psychologist before she completed the first-ever PhD undertaken in indigenous medical education, submitting her thesis "As natural as learning pathology": the design, implementation and impact of indigenous health curricula within medical schools at the University of Otago in 2013. Pitama was promoted to full professor from February 2020.[2]

Pitama's research focuses on indigenous experiences in the health system, and how medical education can improve health disparities.[1][3]

Awards

In 2015, Pitama received the AKO Aotearoa Prime Minister's Supreme Award for tertiary teaching excellence.[4] In 2017 Pitama featured as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's 150 women in 150 words.[3] Pitama was also awarded the 2018 Metge Medal for 'excellence and building relationships in the social science research community'.[5]

Pitama is the Director of the Maori/Indigenous Health Institute (MIHI) at the University of Otago.[6]

Selected works

References
  1. University of Otago. "10 December 2019, 30 new Professors for the University of Otago". University of Otago. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. Suzanne G Pitama (2013), ‘As natural as learning pathology’ The design, implementation and impact of indigenous health curriucula within medical schools., Wikidata Q104432926
  3. "Suzanne Pitama". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. "Associate Professor Suzanne Pitama". ako.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. "2018 Metge Medal: Connecting Te Ao Māori with clinical practice". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. Division of Health Sciences. "Profile | Division of Health Sciences". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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