Life as a Clinician-Scientist ACT Symposium 2024

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, medical, health and sciences students, and early career researchers to pursue a career as a clinician-scientist.

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.

The symposium offers a unique platform to meet leading experts in the field and learn about the many pathways to this exciting career.

What to expect on the day

Our Fellows, alongside other senior, mid- and early-career researchers, will share their stories about their unique combination of clinical medicine and science, and how to master the skills necessary to succeed. 

Over lunch, attendees will have the opportunity 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.

View the full program here. 

Speakers

Chaired by Professor Russell Gruen FAHMS (Dean, ANU College of Health and Medicine) and Professor Paul Fitzgerald FAHMS (Director, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology), our speaker line-up includes:

• Professor Emily Banks AM FAHMS, Head, Centre of Epidemiology for Policy and Practice, Australian National University
• Professor Mark Polizzotto, Head, Clinical Hub for Interventional Research (CHOIR), Canberra Hospital and Australian National University
• Professor Martin Veysey, Head, Canberra Clinical School, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University
• Associate Professor Marian Burr, Snow Fellow, NHMRC Investigator and Research Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
  
• Associate Professor Simon Jiang, Nephrologist and Group Leader, Canberra Hospital and Australian National University
• Dr Kathleen O'Brien, General Practitioner, YourGP and Senior Lecturer, Australian National University

Places are limited - register now to secure your spot.
Registration includes morning tea and lunch.

Event terms and conditions

We are grateful to all our sponsors for their generous contributions. 

ACT Symposium Sponsors:

Gold

Life as a Clinician-Scientist Sponsors:

Platinum

Gold

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