Brendan was appointed as the Deputy Chancellor in June 2021, and commenced his second term in 2024 He is a Senior Lecturer / Programme Leader in the Department of Paramedicine at the Auckland University of Technology. He is a Registered Paramedic and chairs the St John Clinical Governance Committee. Brendan is passionate about the emergence of paramedicine as a registered health profession and is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Paramedicine.
Brendan has been supporting the work of the Chancellor for his tenure on the Royal Commission COVID-19 Lessons Learned | Te Tira Ārui Urutā
Brendan's Partner of 20 years is Dr Gerald Johnstone.
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