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He was dean of the Medical School at the [[University of Alberta]]. He resigned in 2011 after admitting that a graduation speech he had delivered was [[plagiarism|plagiarised]] from an American doctor, [[Atul Gawande]].<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2011/06/17/u_of_a_dean_who_copied_part_of_speech_resigns.html “U of A dean who copied part of speech resigns”], ''Toronto Star'', 17 June 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-medical-dean-accused-of-plagiarism-resigns-1.1004458 “Alberta medical dean accused of plagiarism resigns”], [[CBC News]], 17 June 2011</ref> After the Alberta post Baker moved to New Zealand, taking a leading role at the [[Gravida (organization)|National Centre of Growth and Development]] (Gravida) in [[Auckland]].<ref name=Leicester />
He was dean of the Medical School at the [[University of Alberta]]. He resigned in 2011 after being accused of [[plagiarism|plagiarising]] a graduation speech he had delivered from an American doctor, [[Atul Gawande]] who took no offence.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-medical-dean-accused-of-plagiarism-resigns-1.1004458 “Alberta medical dean accused of plagiarism resigns”], [[CBC News]], 17 June 2011</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = A medical school dean plagiarized Atul Gawande in his commencement speech|url = http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/medical-school-dean-plagiarized-atul-gawande-commencement-speech.html|website = KevinMD.com|accessdate = 2015-10-13|language = en-US}}</ref> After the Alberta post Baker moved to New Zealand, taking a leading role at the [[Gravida (organization)|National Centre of Growth and Development]] (Gravida) in [[Auckland]].<ref name=Leicester />


He is a fellow of the [[Academy of Medical Sciences]] and of the [[Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]].<ref name=Leicester />
He is a fellow of the [[Academy of Medical Sciences]] and of the [[Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]].<ref name=Leicester />

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Philip Baker DM, FRCOG, FMedSci, is a British obstetrician, currently head of the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology at the University of Leicester. He gained academic degrees from the universities of Nottingham, Cambridge, and Pittsburgh and then held top academic positions at the University of Nottingham and the University of Manchester.[1] Professor Baker has over 400 high impact peer-reviewed scientific publications and is a world authority on pre-eclampsia and other obstetric topics.[2]

He was dean of the Medical School at the University of Alberta. He resigned in 2011 after being accused of plagiarising a graduation speech he had delivered from an American doctor, Atul Gawande who took no offence.[3][4] After the Alberta post Baker moved to New Zealand, taking a leading role at the National Centre of Growth and Development (Gravida) in Auckland.[1]

He is a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[1]

Among his numerous textbooks is, Obstetrics and Gynaecology: An evidence-based text for MRCOG, published by Taylor & Francis.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c “University announces new Head of the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology”, University of Leicester, 8 June 2015
  2. ^ "Scopus preview - Scopus - Author details (Baker, Philip Newton)". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 18 (help)
  3. ^ “Alberta medical dean accused of plagiarism resigns”, CBC News, 17 June 2011
  4. ^ "A medical school dean plagiarized Atul Gawande in his commencement speech". KevinMD.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  5. ^ Taylor & Francis. "Obstetrics and Gynaecology: An evidence-based text for MRCOG (2E)". tandf.net.