Professor Mark Harris: How might a clinician scientist be best placed to reshape primary care? (2019)
Professor Mark Harris shares his personal experiences as a clinician-researcher throughout his life and the journey he has gone on. Professor Harris also shares some lessons he has learnt about being a clinician-scientist. Professor Harris has a focus on the prevention and management chronic diseases especially diabetes cardiovascular disease, in primary care. He also conducts […]
Professor Peter McCluskey: Getting the red out – 35 years of research scleritis research as a clinician-scientist (2019)
Professor Peter McCluskey shares his story about how he came to be a clinician-scientist in the field of ophthalmology. Presented at the NSW LACS event in Sydney in 2019.
Professor Eric Morand: I wonder what I’ll be when I grow-up? (2021)
“I never wanted to become a specialist, nor a researcher, and certainly not an administrator. Now I am all three and wouldn’t change a thing.” Professor Eric Morand, Head of the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, and Head of the Monash Health Rheumatology Unit. He spoke at the Victorian Life as a Clinician-Scientist […]
Professor Stephen O’Leary: The life of a surgeon-scientist (2021)
“If you’ve been trained as a clinician, you know the best will come out if you combine a deep fundamental knowledge, but also if you follow your heart in terms of motivation. It’s really important, early in your career, to have a broad curiosity across your discipline.” Professor Stephen O’Leary, William Gibson Chair in Otolaryngology […]
Professor Rachelle Buchbinder: A career built on serendipity not planning (2021)
Professor Rachelle Buchbinder AO, is the inaugural Director, Monash-Cabrini Department Musculoskeletal Health and Clinical Epidemiology, and a Professor in the Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Professor Buchbinder said the combination of clinical research and clinical practice meant you could have a doubly rewarding career with “long-term outcomes from research, and […]
Professor Alex Hewitt: A Tale of Two Cities (2021)
Professor Alex Hewitt spoke from his Tasmanian office at our 2021 Victorian Life as a Clinician-Scientist symposium. Professor Alex Hewitt is a Principal Research Fellow at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania, as well as a Principal Investigator at the Centre for Eye Research Australia. His major research interests lie […]
Professor Carol Pollock: Bringing insights from the bedside to the bench and back (2019)
Professor Carol Pollock on why clinical work is enhanced by research and how it can lead to a more fulfilling career. She also discusses the initial challenges of undertaking research work and why diversification can lead to greater career satisfaction. She is speaking at a NSW Life as Clinician-Scientist event in 2019.
Professor Kathryn North: How to never be bored (2021)
“One thing I love about my job and my career is that I’m never, ever bored.” Professor Kathryn North AC, Director of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the David Danks Professor of Child Health Research at the University of Melbourne. She speaks at the Academy’s Victorian Life as a Clinician-Scientist 2021 symposium.
Professor Hugh Taylor : My life as a clinician-scientist (2019)
Professor Hugh Taylor wants you to think about how much we don’t know – and to open your mind up to addressing those unknowns. There are many opportunities to do so as a clinician-scientist. He is an ophthalmologist, speaking in Melbourne in 2019.
On the front line and in the lab – driving forward research in a pandemic (2020)
Our clinician-scientists are using their expertise and experience to confront a once in a hundred-year global health threat and manage a public health emergency. Learn how they’re doing it in this recording of our 2020 webinar. Whether they are searching for new treatments and vaccines, advising on public health measures or addressing the broader impacts […]
Professor Euan Wallace: How to give a great talk (2016)
Obstetrics and gynaecology Professor Euan Wallace discusses how to give a great presentation – an important skill for clinician-scientists.
Professor Ian Frazer: Why (and how) I became a medical researcher (2016)
Co-inventor of the cervical cancer vaccine, and our inaugural president, Professor Ian Frazer talks about why he became a clinician-scientist. He is speaking at our Victorian event in 2016.
Professor Melissa Little: How to write a paper – tips and tricks for getting your research published (2016)
Professor Melissa Little shares her secrets on how to write a paper and provides tips and tricks for getting your research published. She is a scientist and academic, speaking in Melbourne in 2016.
Professor Andrew Cuthbertson: Clinical research in industry, crossing to the dark side? (2016)
Professor Andrew Cuthbertson shares his story as a clinician-scientist, and the important work that they do at CSL.
Professor Ingrid Scheffer: Bringing insights from the bedside to the bench (2016)
Professor Ingrid Scheffer wants to tell you how you can take medicine and science to the next level – as a clinician-scientist. She is a paediatric neurologist, speaking in Melbourne in 2016.
Professor Kate Drummond: Why bother with surgical research when you can spend all day operating? (2016)
Neurosurgeon Professor Kate Drummond on why it’s important for surgeons to pursue research.
Professor Jane Gunn: How might a clinician-scientist be best placed to reshape primary care? (2018)
Clinician-scientists have so many opportunities to make a difference. Professor Jane Gunn just says “go for it” – and here’s how she did. She is a general practitioner, speaking in Melbourne in 2018.
Professor Fiona Wood: My journey as a clinician-scientist – the life long impact of burn injuries (2018)
Professor Fiona Wood gets up in the morning to be the best she can be – she describes how you can bring your A game to work every day as a clinician-scientist. She is a surgeon, speaking in Melbourne in 2018.
Professor Shitij Kapur: Life as a clinician-scientist – lessons from across the world (2018)
Professor Shitij Kapur wants to tell you how the world can open up for you as a clinician-scientist – and the opportunities and rewards that come along the way. He is a psychiatrist, speaking in Melbourne in 2018.
Professor Grant McArthur: Why communication matters (2019)
Professor Grant McArthur thinks communicating with patients and patient communities is one of the most important skills for a clinician-scientist. He is an oncologist, speaking in Melbourne in 2019.