Max Price
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Max Price | |
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 Max Price whilst Vice Chancellor of UCT in 2015. | |
| Born | Johannesburg |
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand, Oxford University, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| Occupation | Former vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town |
| Spouse | Deborah Posel |
| Children | 2 |
Max Price served as the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa, succeeding Njabulo Ndebele. He held this position for a decade, from 19 August 2008, until 30 June 2018.
Max Price, a qualified medical doctor, formerly held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. His academic qualifications include an MBBCh degree from the University of the Witwatersrand (1979), a BA (Hons) PPE from Oxford University (1983), an M.Sc. in Community Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a Diploma in Occupational Health from Wits University.[1]
Student years and activism
During his student years, Price served as President of the Student Representative Council at Wits University,[2] a period marked by student protests in South Africa. He also held an executive position in NUSAS.[3]
During the organization of the first anniversary commemorations of the Soweto Uprising, Price was arrested and detained in solitary confinement for 12 days at John Vorster Square.[4]
Price received a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University from 1981 to 1983.[5]
Post-apartheid policy-making
In 1988, Price became part of the newly established Centre for Health Policy in South Africa, which aimed to develop post-apartheid health policies.[6] In 1992, he chaired the first Steering Committee of the National Progressive Primary Health Care Network (NPPHCN) / South African Health and Social Services Organisation (SAHSSO) Policy Conference.[7]
Price holds an h-index of 16 according to Google Scholar. Their body of work spans across various domains including health systems research, political economy of health, health economics and financing, privatisation and medical aids, and medical education, encompassing journal articles, technical papers, and media contributions.[8]
Price served as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Wits University from 1996 to 2006. In 1997, the Faculty submitted a report to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and conducted an internal reconciliation process, inviting black alumni to share their experiences of medical training during apartheid.[9]
As Dean, Price oversaw several initiatives,[10] including the Internal Reconciliation Commission, the introduction of a graduate entry medical program, and the development of academic programs in rural health, bioethics, sports medicine, emergency medicine, and biomedical sciences. Additionally, Price was instrumental in establishing The Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, the country's first university-owned private teaching hospital, and Wits Health Consortium, the first university research company in South Africa.[11]
In 2004, Price was appointed an Honorary Fellow Ad Eundum of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa in Public Health Medicine.[12] Between 2006 and 2008, Price held a position on the board of directors of the Aurum Institute for Health Research, a non-profit organization focusing on AIDS and tuberculosis research.[13]
