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  Event highlights: Life as a Clinician-Scientist Victorian 2022 symposium

  Combining a career in research with expertise as a clinician can result in a rich, rewarding career that impacts the lives of many– but for those starting out on their career journey, it can be daunting to know where to start, or how to navigate challenges along the way. Some…

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  Long COVID and repeated infections inquiry submission

  The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has provided a joint submission with the Australian Academy of Science to the House of Representative’s Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport inquiry into long COVID and repeated COVID infections. The response focuses on the…

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  Highlights from AAHMS 2022

  Misinformation in health, new technologies in medical research, and a vision for integrating research in the health system – these were just some of the key themes that took centre stage at the recent Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences annual meeting. Held at WEHI in Melbourne,…

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  Tribute to Professor Don McManus FAHMS

  Professor Donald McManus FAHMS was an esteemed parasitologist who dedicated his life to the prevention, treatment and global elimination of neglected tropical diseases caused by parasitic worms, which affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. It is with great sadness that we share news of his passing; a loss that…

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  AAHMS Fellow elected to Academy of Social Sciences in Australia

  AAHMS Fellow Professor Henry Brodaty AO has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA). ASSA promotes excellence in the social sciences in Australia and in their contribution to public policy. Fellows are elected by their peers in recognition of their…

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  November newsletter

  Welcome to the November 2022 newsletter. In this edition: A message from our new President Welcome to our new Fellows Federal Budget analysis ACOLA report on disability confidence Sector news and events Congratulations Fellows in the news A message from our President It…

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  ACOLA report: Enhancing Disability Responsiveness

  A new report from Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) outlines how training in all occupations can be more responsive to people with disability and highlights best practices. The project, Ensuring Occupations are Responsive to People with Disability, explored the context and adequacy of training…

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  AAHMS analysis: 2022-23 October Federal Budget

  The Academy has produced an analysis of the Federal Budget handed down on 25 October 2022.  As expected, much of the budget focuses on finding efficiencies around some of the programs introduced by the previous government. Consequently, there is limited news for research and innovation. For health, the overarching narrative…

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  Congratulations to the 2022 CSL Centenary Fellowship recipients

  Discovery research that could solve mysteries of the human immune system, leading to better malaria vaccines and treatments for chronic bowel disease, has received a boost from the 2022 CSL Centenary Fellowships. Dr Michelle Boyle, of QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute/Burnet…

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  AAHMS Fellow elected to the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

  AAHMS Fellow, Distinguished Professor Dietmar Hutmacher, is among the 27 innovators to be elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) for 2022. ATSE Fellows are leaders in applied science, technology and engineering, elected by their peers in recognition of exceptional professional contributions to…