AAHMS Annual Meetings 2017
Adelaide, South Australia Registrations now open The theme of the 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting will be ‘Health Equity: Challenges & Solutions’, reflecting the need to align the diverse range of disciplines involved in health across Australia to better strategically address the needs of our community. Better integration of research, education and clinical care, and targeting […]
External Opportunities for Fellows and Mentees
Please find below some of the current and upcoming opportunities in the medical research sector. Capstone Editing Grant for Mid-Career Researchers Capstone Editing Applications close on the 30th of December 2017 Applications are now open for the chance in up to $10,000AUD seed funding in an innovative research project. The project will aim to collect […]
Victorian Clinical Science Symposium 2017
Life as a Clinician Scientist
20170729 – 20170729 Clarendon Auditorium, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Victorian Clinical Science Symposium Download the Finalised Program Here Following the success of the sold-out inaugural Victorian Clinical Science Symposium in 2016, Life as a Clinician-Scientist: The Best of Both Worlds has now been established as an annual event in Victoria – and has inspired […]
NHMRC Grant Funding Program: Changes Announced
Today, President of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and Chair of the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board, Professor Ian Frazer AC, joined the Minister for Health and Sport, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, and Professor Steven Wesselingh, chair of the review Expert Advisory Group and Academy Fellow at Parliament House, to hear […]
2017 Federal Budget
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences is pleased to note the important commitments that are made to the healthcare sector in the recent budget. The quality of life of Australians is of prime importance, as are the economic consequences of illness. With the growing costs of treatments, the Academy welcomes the emphasis on […]
Enhancing the practice and reproducibility of health and medical research
The Council of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, in support of the report of the Interacademy Panel (IAP, UK) entitled ‘A call for action to improve the reproducibility of biomedical research: Update October 2016’, endorses the report and expects Fellows of the Academy to promote and follow the principles and practices described […]