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Dr Michael Quinlan
Chancellor


 Dr Michael Quinlan was appointed Chancellor on 1 July 2008. Prior to this appointment he was Deputy Chancellor for two years.

Dr Quinlan is one of the University's founding fathers and has been a Trustee of the University since its inception. He was pivotal in establishing the College of Health and the Fremantle School of Medicine.

He has had a most distinguished career as one of Western Australia's leading physicians and as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Western Australia (UWA) as well as Professor of Medicine at Notre Dame.
He studied Medicine at UWA and at the University of Adelaide, graduating MB.BS in 1961.   During the 1960’s he undertook and completed his postgraduate education and professional training at Royal Perth Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, the University of Western Australia and the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He was awarded the research degree of Doctor of Medicine by UWA in 1969 and was awarded a Membership and then a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians.