Academic Career in Medicine
Prior to his appointment as Vice Chancellor at Sussex, Professor Farthing's academic career was in medicine. He graduated from University College, London (UCL) and the University College Hospital Medical School in 1972 and held posts in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew's Hospital ("Barts"), London, specialising in Gastroenterology.
In the early 1980s, Farthing was a Wellcome Tropical Lecturer and held overseas posts as visiting lecturer and Assistant Professor in India, Boston and Costa Rica, before returning to Barts.
In 1995 he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Barts and The London NHS Trust. In 2000 he moved to Glasgow before arriving at St George's in 2003.
He has been Honorary Consultant in Gastroenterology to the British Army since 1991, and is a member of the Editorial Boards of a number of national and international Gastroenterology journals. He was President of the British Society of Gastroenterology for 2007-08.
As a member of the Education Committee of the General Medical Council, Farthing played a part in curriculum planning for the new Medical School established jointly by the Universities of Hull and York, opened at the same time as the similar establishment created by Sussex along with the University of Brighton.
He served as chair of the Committee on Publication Ethics (Cope).
His last post before moving to Sussex was as principal of St George's medical school, University of London. He is the 2009-10 Chair of the Health and Social Care Policy Committee of Universities UK.
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