A role model for nursing
Distinguished nursing education pioneer, Dr Joan Durdin AM, RN, FRCNA (Hon), (DUniv ’94), has worked tirelessly throughout her life to improve the professional status of […]
Archive Author: Jane Russell
Helping vulnerable populations by expanding your sphere of influence
In 2019 Tim Kittel (BSpPath ‘01) became the President of Speech Pathology Australia, the national peak body for the speech pathology profession in Australia. As a […]
Unforgettable experience for sports dietitian Olivia Warnes
Sports dietitian Olivia Warnes (BNutDiet ‘03) jumped at the chance when a colleague invited her work with her as a Sports Dietitian for the 2021 Australian […]
Living the dream at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Cycling bronze for Meg Lemon Cyclist and sports dietitian Meg Lemon (BNutDiet ’13) experienced an emotional rollercoaster at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, held last month. After […]
The smallest idea can create enormous impact
In February 2020 Dr Nicole Townsend (BMBS(Grad Entry) ’10) and her colleague opened a small GP clinic in Bendigo, two hours north of Melbourne. The practice […]
Kaurna Elder is creating cultural understanding
Kaurna and Peramangk Elder, David ‘Tarnda’ Copley has a distinguished career as a nurse, researcher and advocate for Aboriginal health reform, with a focus on […]
Shaping Indigenous careers in health
A long term desire to become a paramedic pushed Kali Graham (BParamedicSc ’18) to step outside her comfort zone to explore Flinders University’s Foundation Studies program. […]
Mature age student now a Fellow in the NT
After graduating in the first cohort of the Flinders NT Medical Program, Dr Darren Jewell (MD ’14) also became the first graduate of the NT Program […]
A dietitian's essential Mediterranean diet
Raised on a Mediterranean diet under the influence of his Greek heritage, dietitian Stelios Sioutis (BNutDiet ’11) has found the diet has become an essential component […]