The Faculty of Health Sciences : looking ahead

Abstract

The last Editorial by Professor Angela A. Xuereb Anastasi, in Volume 4, Issue 1 of this journal, provided a summary of the achievement the Faculty of Health Sciences has obtained over the past seven years. As Professor Xuereb Anastasi moves on to her well-earned sabbatical, I thank her on behalf all members of staff for the achievements of the Faculty under her leadership over these years. As I now take up the baton from her as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, I know that I have stable ground to work on, and I look to the future with optimism and enthusiasm to continue to see the Faculty grow and mature. Where do I envision the Faculty will go over the next four years? Firstly, I would like to see greater collaboration between the Departments within the Faculty and greater openness of the Faculty to work with other Faculties, both teaching and research. This should provide the possibility of new ideas being created, bringing a breath of fresh air, which is not possible if we maintain a ‘silo’ mentality.