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 9 August 2025 | 9:00am – 4:00pm
Where: Ian Potter Auditorium, Parkville VIC, Australia
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 keynote speakers
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Professor Mark Dawson FAA FAHMS
Professor Mark Dawson is a Physician-Scientist, Program Head, and an Associate Director of Research at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. He graduated with a medical degree from the University of Melbourne in 1999, and subsequently trained as a haematologist in Melbourne. After his clinical training, he was awarded a General Sir John Monash Fellowship and Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Fellowship, which he used to complete his PhD at the University of Cambridge. Following his PhD, as the top ranked candidate in the UK for a Wellcome Trust Fellowship, he was awarded the inaugural Wellcome Beit Prize Fellowship to pursue his research into epigenetic regulation of leukaemia stem cells. |
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Professor Sue Walker AO FAHMS
Professor Sue Walker is the Sheila Handbury Chair of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Head of Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health at The University of Melbourne. She is also Co-Director of Mercy Perinatal – a three-pillar centre of excellence committed to clinical care, education and research in high-risk pregnancy. Professor Walker’s own research interests focus on improving the detection and management of fetal growth disorders, treatments for pre-eclampsia, and prevention of stillbirth. |
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