Men’s business
We will never close the gap in Indigenous health unless we engage with the men, says Professor James Smith. For Professor Smith, his career-long interest in […]
Bringing Matthew Flinders home
Matthew Flinders was a great seafaring explorer, charting much of Australia’s coastline despite a series of trials and wild adventures. An outstanding sailor, surveyor, navigator […]
NT Trained and True
Dr Jean Pepperill is Lecturer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at the College of Medicine and Public Health. It wasn’t until her mid-20s that […]
An Open Mind Spots Open Doors
In 1996, consultant paediatrician and vaccinologist Professor Nigel Crawford (BMBS ’96) was just 17, driving from Canberra across the Hay Plains with his family to […]
Helping to Change the Narrative
Not everyone is crystal clear on their vocation at a young age. For Professor Anne Kavanagh OAM (BMBS ’87, PhD (ANU) ’95) it came relatively […]
Family Ties Bound Tight to Flinders
The influence of the Fraenkel family on Flinders University’s College of Medicine and Public Health is a legacy that continues to influence the output of […]
A Busy Balancing Act
As a first-year medical student, Dr Ruth Mitchell (BMBS(GradEntry) ’07) was invited to a congress on the prevention of nuclear war. In her fourth year […]
A Champion of Public Health
“Look for challenges, tell yourself you can do it and give it a red-hot go.” This is the attitude that saw WA’s Deputy Chief Health […]
A Dynamic Medical Duo
Professor Phillip and Dr Bronwyn Carson (BMBS(GradEntry) ’09, GradCertClinEd ’18) met in the 70s at a combined student health workers camp. Dr Carson was a […]