More than 440 leading health and medical minds make up the Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences – get to know them via our video library.

Our Fellows include experts across a range of fields – from the social determinants of health, to Australia’s first Indigenous clinician-scientist, to public health experts contributing to Australia’s COVID-19 response.

Below are just a few of our Fellows sharing their stories: learn what drives them pursue research, overcome challenges and improve public health. You can find many more in our video library – try a keyword search for speakers, specialties and topics to learn more.

Professor Sandra Eades AO FASSA FAHMS on her life as one of Australia’s first Indigenous clinician-scientists.

Professor Kathryn North AC FAHMS, Director of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the David Danks Professor of Child Health Research at the University of Melbourne: “One thing I love about my job and my career is that I’m never, ever bored.”

Dr Glenn Begley FAHMS poses the important questions – how can a clinician-scientist also be a bioentrepeneur and a science sleuth?

Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM FAHMS explains why psychiatry is so far behind many medical disciplines and that mental health will continue to be a major health burden in Australia in the coming years.

Professor Carolyn Sue AM FAHMS discusses her career highlights and areas of research and also provides advice about how to build a research question.