Background
West, Sydney Rae was born on December 11, 1925 in Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Sydney Nickell and Eva Lillian Mary (Fitchett) W.
West, Sydney Rae was born on December 11, 1925 in Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Sydney Nickell and Eva Lillian Mary (Fitchett) W.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University New Zealand, 1949. Diploma in obstetrics, University New Zealand, 1958. Diploma in professional ethics, University Auckland, New Zealand, 1994.
Intern, Christchurch (New Zealand) Hospital, 1949; resident, Masterton (New Zealand) Hospital, 1950; rural general practitioner, Waiuku, New Zealand, 1951-1973; senior lecturer department preventive and social medicine, U. Otago, New Zealand, 1973-1976; associate professor general practice, U. Auckland, New Zealand, 1977-1991; head division general practice, U. Auckland, New Zealand, 1977-1989; head department community health and general practice, U. Auckland, New Zealand, 1983-1987; medical advisor, Christian Hospital Trust, Auckland, since 1991. Member New Zealand Council for Postgraduate Medical Education, 1974-1985, Medical Research Council, 1984-1990.
Member Regional Ethics Committee, Auckland, since 1992, Physiotherapy Board, Wellington, New Zealand, since 1993. Fellow Royal College General Practitioners, Royal New Zealand College General Practitioners (chairman of council 1979-1982, president 1992-1993, chairman ethics advisory group since 1995, editor medical journal. New Zealand Family Physician 1990-1995), Australasian Faculty Public Health Medicine.
Member World Organization Family Doctors, World Wildlife Fund for Nature, New Zealand Medical Association (chairman central general practitioner 1971-1974, education committee 1982-1986).
Married Lilian Sare, December 14, 1948. Children: Miranda, Kenneth, Rosalind, Rowena, Michael.