Explore the possibilities of a fulfilling career combining your clinical practice with health research.
Our Life as a Clinician-Scientist symposia are designed to inspire junior doctors and clinicians, medical and health sciences students, and early career researchers to pursue this impactful career.
What is a clinician-scientist?
Clinician-scientists combine clinical practice with health research, allowing them to take their insights from working with patients to answer fundamental scientific questions and ultimately improve patient care.
Our symposium offers a unique platform to hear from leading local experts and learn about the many pathways to this exciting career.
What to expect on the day
There will be a number of presentations plus a panel discussion, during which our Fellows, alongside other senior, mid- and early-career researchers, will share their stories about their unique combination of clinical medicine and science. They will talk about how they got started and how to master the skills necessary to succeed, with plenty of time built in for guests to ask questions.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to sign-up for 10-minute one-on-one mentoring sessions with our expert speakers. Don’t miss your chance to meet these ground-breaking clinician-scientists, and seek their advice to inform your future.
Registration includes morning tea.
When: Saturday 24 May 2025 | 9:00am – 12:30pm
Where: ES Meyers Lecture Theatre, Mayne Medical School Building, UQ Herston
Tickets: $30 *
*We want to make sure our event is accessible to everyone. If your financial circumstances prohibit you from attending, please email us so that we can come up with a joint solution.
Our speakers
Keynote:
- Professor Scott Bell FAHMS, Chair of Research, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service and Griffith University
Panel members:
- Associate Professor Helen Benham, Executive Director of Translation at Translational Research Institute, Senior Staff Specialist Rheumatologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
- Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani, Director of the Frazer Institute and St Baker-Soyer Chair in Dermatology at The University of Queensland, and Director of the Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Dr Philip Mosley, Neuropsychiatrist, Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation and Neurosciences Queensland and Clinical Research Fellow, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- Associate Professor Lata Vadlamudi, Senior Staff Specialist Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brain, Neurology and Mental Health Theme Lead at The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, and Vice President, Epilepsy Society of Australia
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We are grateful to all our sponsors for their generous contributions.
