Dying2Learn is opening up difficult conversations
It’s something we must all ultimately address, yet our society remains deeply reticent to talk openly about death and dying. ‘If we don’t have these conversations, […]
Medicine
Calthorpe Wong Indigenous Medical Scholarship
A major donation by visionary benefactors will support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students. Set to increase the number of medically qualified Aboriginal and Torres […]
Helping remote communities design better health care
National Rural Health Commissioner, Professor Ruth Stewart says a better rural healthcare system will develop multidisciplinary teams that are local and engaged. A year since commencing […]
Canadian connection
Family physician and Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at University of Alberta, Dr Trevor Day, is one of hundreds of international students who have studied medicine […]
NT Medical Program turns 10
With a skill for creating opportunities and a determination to follow her dreams, Northern Territory born and bred Dr Claire Chandler was voted 2020 Northern Territory Young […]
Solving the prostate cancer dilemma
To improve outcomes for prostate cancer sufferers, Associate Professor Selth is searching for markers that could distinguish a ‘sleeper’ from a ‘killer’ cancer. There is a terrible dilemma […]
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 […]
Exposing ethical failures in organ transplants
The shocking truth of human organ transplant abuse, revealed in the 2015 documentary Hard to Believe, spurred Professor Wendy Rogers to take action. Professor Wendy Rogers […]
Global leader in pharmaceutical science
As a Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor, Ross McKinnon is an academic pharmacist with a substantial and diverse record of achievement spanning education, research, policy, professional activity […]