Panel: Challenges along the way – NSW Life as a Clinician-Scientist 2023
Clinician-scientists at various career stages discuss challenges and opportunities they have encountered throughout their career in a panel discussion at the 2023 Life as a Clinician-Scientist NSW symposium. Speakers: Associate Professor Justin Skowno, Paediatric Anaesthetist and Researcher, Children’s Hospital at Westmead Dr Noemi Fuentes-Bolanos, Paediatric Oncologist and Clinical Cancer Geneticist, Kids Cancer Centre; Researcher, Children’s […]
Professor Chris Maher: Making an impact as a clinician-scientist
Professor Christopher Maher FAHMS is Director, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney. He spoke about his career and how to make an impact as a clinician-scientist at the 2023 Life as a Clinician-Scientist NSW symposium.
Professor Warwick Britton: What is a clinician-scientist?
Professor Warwick Britton AO FAHMS discusses his work and strategies for succeeding as a clinician-scientist at the 2023 Life as a Clinician-Scientist NSW symposium. Professor Britton is Research Director, Sydney Local Health District and RPAH; Head, Tuberculosis Research Program, Centenary Institute.
Professor Nicholas Fisk: An antidote to boredom
Professor Nicholas Fisk AM FAHMS is Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at The University of New South Wales. He shared stories and strategies for success from his career in clinical obstetrics and research – which he considers “an antidote to boredom” – at the 2023 Life as a Clinician-Scientist NSW symposium in Sydney.
Professor Cheryl Jones: Where medicine meets science
Professor Cheryl Jones FAHMS is Dean and Head of School, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney. She discusses her career and research in infectious disease, paediatrics and antimicrobial resistance at the 2023 Life as a Clinician-Scientist NSW symposium.
Associate Professor Sue Woolfenden: The why, who and what of a paediatrician-scientist
Associate Professor Sue Woolfenden discusses the “why, who and what” of her work as a paediatrician-scientist, combining research with clinicial work in community paediatrics, at the 2023 Life as a Clinician Scientist NSW symposium. Speaker: Associate Professor Sue Woolfenden, Director of Community Paediatrics, Sydney Local Health District; Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney
Panel: Enhancing the clinician-scientist pathway (2022)
What can be done to improve pathways for emerging and established clinician-scientists in Australia? Experts at various career stages discussed this issue at the 2022 South Australian Life as a Clinician-Scientist symposium. Chair: Professor Steve Wesselingh FAHMS Panellists: Professor Susan Hillier, Dean of Research, University of South Australia Professor Benjamin Kile FAHMS, Executive Dean, University […]
A/Professor Peter Psaltis – Lessons and skills as a clinician-scientist
Associate Professor Peter Psaltis is Theme Leader Lifelong Health, SAHMRI. He spoke about his career journey, including bumps along the way, at the AAHMS 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist SA symposium in Adelaide.
A/Professor Shilpa Jesudason – Life as a Clinician-Scientist
Associate Professor Shilpa Jesudason is Staff Specialist Nephrologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital. She spoke about her career journey at the AAHMS 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist South Australian symposium.
Panel: Clinician-scientists – skills and lessons (2022)
Four clinician-scientists at different career stages share stories and answer audience questions about their career experiences at the AAHMS 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist SA symposium. Featuring: Chair: Professor Timothy Hughes FAA FAHMS Professor Helen Marshall AM FAHMS Professor in Vaccinology, Deputy Director, The University of Adelaide Associate Professor Daniel Thomas, Associate Professor of Haematology, […]
A/Professor Daniel Thomas – Precision medicine for cancer and cardiovascular disease
Associate Professor Daniel Thomas is Associate Professor of Haematology, SAHMRI. He spoke about precision medicine and how clinician-scientists can make an impact through new treatments from bedside observations in his presentation at the 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist South Australian symposium.
Panel: Clinician-scientists – stories from different disciplines
Three clinician-scientists from different backgrounds answer questions from the audience about their career path at the AAHMS 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist South Australian symposium. Featuring: Chair: Professor Maria Makrides FAA FAHMS Professor Roger Byard AO FAHMS, George Richard Marks Professor of Pathology, University of Adelaide Professor Justine Smith FAHMS, Strategic Professor in Eye and […]
Professor Alison Kitson – Creating a sustainable system for clinician-scientists
Professor Alison Kitson FAHMS is Vice President and Executive Dean of Nursing, Flinders University. She shared her experiences at the 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist South Australian symposium in Adelaide.
Professor Roger Byard – My Life as Non-Clinical Scientist
Professor Roger Byard AO FAHMS is Professor of Pathology at The University of Adelaide and a Senior Specialist Forensic Pathologist at Forensic Science SA. He shared his experiences at the 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist South Australian symposium in Adelaide.
Professor Helena Teede – How to frame a successful grant proposal
Professor Helena Teede AM FAHMS is Executive Director, Monash Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. Professor Teede discusses the how, the what, and the why of research at our 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist Victorian symposium. She shared insights from her career in endocrinology and women’s health, including her efforts to increase cross-sector collaboration and how […]
Panel – Challenges along the way – Life as a Clinician-Scientist VIC 2022
Life as a clinician-scientist can be extremely rewarding—but there can be challenges along the way to success. Experts at various career stages discussed their experiences — good and bad — in our panel discussion at our 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist Victorian symposium in Melbourne. Session chair: Laureate Professor Ingrid Scheffer AO PresAHMS Panel members: […]
Professor Jodie McVernon – Lessons in Science and Research
Professor Jodie McVernon FAHMS is Professor and Director of Doherty Epidemiology at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. Professor McVernon discusses lessons she has learned in her career in science and research at the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist Victorian symposium.
Professor Christobel Saunders – What is a Clinician-Scientist?
Professor Christobel Saunders AO FAHMS is James Stewart Chair of Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital. She shared her career story, thoughts on “imposter syndrome” and strategies for success at the 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist Victorian symposium.
Professor Michael Berk – How to Frame a Research Question
Professor Michael Berk FASSA FAHMS is NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow and Alfred Deakin Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Deakin University. He shared his insight into how to frame a research question at our 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist Victorian symposium.
Life as a Clinician-Scientist – Allied Health: Panel discussion (2022)
Speakers from the 2022 Life as a Clinician-Scientist – Allied Health symposium answer questions on how to get started as a clinician-scientist, how to create a research-supportive work culture, tips for overcoming barriers to this career path and more. Chair: Professor Kathryn Refshauge FAHMS Speakers: Professor Sue Berney, Manager, Physiotherapy, Austin Hospital Dr Anne-marie Boxall, […]