Fellows contribute expert insights to inform national health and medical policy priorities and major health challenges.
FELLOWS
Fellowship
Our Fellows sit at the heart of everything we do. They represent Australia’s leading minds in health and medical sciences, having been recognised for their clinical, non-clinical, leadership and industry contributions to research and innovation.
AAHMS Fellowship
“To be considered for election to the Academy’s Fellowship, a candidate must show exceptional professional achievement in a field related to health and/or medicine.”
Professor Louise Baur
AM FAHMS
President
AAHMS FELLOWSHIP
Working with Fellows
Expert advice
Career development programs
Fellows support future and emerging research leaders through structured mentoring and career development programs.
Thought leadership
Fellows participate in symposia, workshops, and fora that foster knowledge exchange and collaboration.
Strategic Leadership
Fellows contribute to the Academy’s governance and strategic direction through committees and advisory roles.
BECOMING A FELLOW
Eligibility Criteria
Fellows contribute to the projects and activities of the Academy and must be willing to be active participants.
Successful Fellowship candidates will have shown:
- Outstanding leadership in their field
- Significant, sustained and ongoing involvement in health research, health-care, prevention of disease, education, and health services policy and delivery
Candidates for Fellowship should meet the following criteria:
- National and International recognition for excellence in health and medical science
- Significant, sustained and ongoing contributions to advance health and medical science in Australia (relative to opportunity)
- Contribution to the profession through leadership and mentorship
- Advancing public understanding and promoting health and medical science in the broader community
OUR FELLOWS
Some of our Fellows
Professor Steve Wilton
AO FAHMS
Deputy Director, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics
Professor Sharon Goldfeld
AM FAHMS
Director, Centre for Community and Child Health & Population Health
Professor Asha Bowen
OAM FAHMS
Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist/Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention
Search for a Fellow
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences elects the best and brightest minds in the field of medical and health sciences as Fellows.
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Read MoreUnderstanding Trust in the Health and Medical Sciences
Trust underpins every aspect of health and medical science (HMS), from how research is conducted and communicated, to how evidence is translated into health policy and clinical care. The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) has released the first in a series of policy explainers examining the concept of trust and its role in shaping […]
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