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  Neurologists, dieticians, geneticists and more: meet our newest mentees

  The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has welcomed 12 new Associate Members into its Mentorship Program – the largest intake to date. Rising leaders in fields such as dietetics, adolescent health, and neuroscience are among the new mentees, who will be paired with an experienced Fellow for mentoring…

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  Five Fellows recognised with Australia Day honours

  The Academy would like to warmly congratulate Fellows who have been celebrated with Australia Day honours, recognising their contributions to health and medical sciences. Dr Alan Simon Finkel AC FAA FTSE FAHMS was named a Companion (AC) in the General Division of The Order of Australia for eminent service…

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  Life as a Clinician-Scientist: 2021 New South Wales Event

  How do you balance research and clinical work? What are the advantages of this career? Leading clinician-scientists shared their stories with an online audience for our 2021 event, discussing the challenges and opportunities of going from patient bedside to laboratory bench. You can watch recordings of their presentations in our…

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  December newsletter

  “The challenges presented by climate change require smart, holistic and cross-disciplinary thinking.” – ACOLA Welcome to the December newsletter. In this edition: A message from our President…

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  Moving from rhetoric to action – a joint statement on COP26

  The presidents of Australia’s five learned academies have issued a joint statement on COP26 and Australia’s path to net-zero emissions. “The challenges presented by climate change require smart, holistic and cross-disciplinary thinking. We need to continue developing and communicating research to challenge misinformation with robust evidence and steward an economy-wide transition to…

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  November newsletter

  Welcome to our November newsletter. In this edition: 2021 New Fellows…

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  AAHMS Fellow elected to Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

  AAHMS Fellow Professor Michael Berk FASSA FAHMS has been recognised for his innovations in psychiatric drug discovery with election to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA).  Professor Berk is an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow and is Alfred Deakin Chair of Psychiatry at Deakin University and Barwon…

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  AAHMS submission: Response to Future Focused Primary Health Care: Australia’s Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan 2022 – 2032

  The Academy has highlighted the need for a greater focus on research to be included in the Department of Health’s draft ten-year plan for primary health care. Boosting the capacity for research to be conducted in the primary care setting aligns with the goals of the Academy’s major policy project,…

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  29 new Fellows elected

  They have battled COVID-19, created anti-cancer drugs and led the field of Aboriginal mental health – meet the 29 health leaders elected as new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. The Academy welcomed 19 women and 10 men to its Fellowship this evening (26 October), recognising…

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  Harassment of Australian scientists unacceptable

  Around 1 in 5 Australian scientists recently surveyed by the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) said they experienced death threats and/or threats of physical or sexual violence after speaking to the media about COVID-19.  Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences President Professor Ingrid Scheffer said it was completely unacceptable…