Dick Sainsbury

DICK SAINSBURY MA, MB ChB, FRACP, PG DipArts After Dick graduated from the University of Otago he completed six resident medical officer years in Auckland before going to the United Kingdom for advanced training. Since 1982 he has worked as a consultant physician in geriatric medicine in Christchurch in dual university/hospital appointments. He has a particular interest in student teaching and has served a period as trainee intern co-ordinator. He has also been involved in the examination, mentoring and supervision of international medical graduates. He is an avid cricket enthusiast who has now graduated to croquet. Other interests include music and reading. He is interested in the portrayal of older people in literature and completed his MA thesis on Older People and Ageing in the fiction of Thomas Hardy.