The Academy is pleased to invite current AAHMS mentees and Fellows to our 2025 Mentorship Workshop at Old Parliament House in Canberra, ACT.
This annual event is a highlight and key benefit for participants of the Academy’s Mentorship Program, and we welcome Associate Members, their mentors and any interested Fellows to attend.
The theme for 2025 is Growing as a research leader and will feature expert talks and panel discussions from some of Australia’s key leaders in health and medical sciences.
We will explore the importance of leading with purpose, collaboration, maintaining your own health and wellbeing as a leader, and being a positive agent of change. We will also take time to reflect on your journey in the Mentorship Program so far, and set some goals for the year ahead – to ensure you’re getting the most from it.
This fully catered workshop is a fantastic opportunity to network with your peers, and is followed by an informal drinks reception. Spaces are limited so we encourage you to register early.
Note: This event is open to current Associate Members/mentees and Fellows of the Academy only. For more information, please contact [email protected] or call (07) 3102 7219.
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Professor Kiaran Kirk AM FAHMS
Professor Kiaran Kirk AM FAHMS has PhDs in Biochemistry (Sydney) and Physiology (Oxford) and has had a research career focused on the biology of the malaria parasite and its susceptibility to antimalarial drugs. He has, for most of his career, tried to balance university research and teaching commitments with leadership roles, having served as a Head of department for 12 and a half years, a Director of a ‘Research School’ for five years, and Dean of a College/Faculty for 11 and a half years. He is currently the Dean of the College of Science at Medicine at the Australian National University in Canberra. |
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Professor Maree Teesson FAHMS
Distinguished Professor Maree Teesson AC FAHMS is Director of the Matilda Centre and an NHMRC Leadership Fellow at The University of Sydney. She is Chair of Australia’s Mental Health Think Tank and a member of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Council. She is a Former National Mental Health Commissioner (2018-2021), a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales. Professor Teesson was announced as a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2018 Honours List, awarded a Westpac/Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence (Innovation), and awarded an Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers. Professor Teesson has made a major contribution to Australia’s health and medical research effort in the field of mental health and substance use. In particular, she is known nationally and internationally for her research on the comorbidity between mental health and substance use disorders. |
The Mentorship Workshop precedes the 2025 Annual Meeting, which you are also invited to join. More information on the annual meeting is available here – please note that this requires separate registration.