Advocating for a better way
There’s a saying that ‘the dissatisfied dead cannot noise abroad the negligence they have suffered.’ For Dr Roger Hunt (BM BS ’81, FAChPM ’00, MD ’03) […]
College of Medicine and Public Health
Defying danger to provide urgent health care in Gaza
The horrors of war have loomed large before Australian surgeon Dr Bushra Othman (BM, BS ’10), who has been volunteering to perform emergency surgery on war […]
Skating to better rehabilitation thanks to an ingenious idea
Great medical ideas can come from the most unlikely places – such as a grandmother on a farm using a skateboard to rehabilitate after major knee […]
New Indigenous doctors strengthen NT’s medical future
In December 2024, 21 new graduates – including three Indigenous graduates – received their Doctor of Medicine (MD), marking a milestone in the Northern Territory […]
Better Data will improve Indigenous health outcomes
A gap exists in accurate records of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health data – especially with under-reported births and deaths – so improvements in […]
Uncovering the link between pregnancy and women's and children's future hea...
Pregnancy complications occur in more than 90,000 of the 300,000 Australian births each year, and these problems also signal future health issues for mothers and […]
The professors who laid the foundations
The great ambition and risk taken by Flinders University to create Australia’s first integrated Medical School with a new clinical hospital was brought to life […]
Expanding expertise in epidemiology
The important work of epidemiologists – who investigate the cause, distribution and control of diseases that affect populations – was pulled into sharp focus during […]
Professor Richard Edwards to lead Public Health at Flinders
Flinders University welcomes Professor Richard Edwards as the new Head of Public Health, bringing with him a deep commitment to prevention, health equity and robust […]