Ko au he mokopuna ō Te Tai Tokerau 

Ko Ricky Bell tōku ingoa 

Ricky (ia/he/him) initially trained as a physiotherapist with almost thirty years in various clinical roles. However, over the last decade his interests have diversified to include specialist research, allied health leadership, governance, tertiary teaching, workforce development, regulatory and advocacy roles.  

Ricky has been fortunate enough to contribute to or lead three of the four physiotherapy programmes currently in Aotearoa, at the University of Otago, Auckland University of Technology and Wintec. With the unwavering support of his whānau, he was honoured to be the first Māori to be awarded a PhD from the School of Physiotherapy at the University of Otago in 2018. Ricky is a strong believer in success enabling success, with aspirations to build on the privileges afforded to him and facilitate others on similar and newer pathways.