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.

View the full program here.

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.

Chaired by Professor Ingrid Scheffer AO FRS FAA FAHMS (Chair of Paediatric Neurology, The University of Melbourne and founder of the Life as a Clinician-Scientist program), our speaker line-up for the Melbourne symposium includes:

Professor Fiona Stanley AC FASSA FAHMS (Hon), Patron and Professorial Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
Professor Sam Berkovic AC FAA FRS FAHMS, Director, Epilepsy Research Centre, The University of Melbourne
Professor Anne Kelso AO FAA FAHMS, Former CEO of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Honorary Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Professor Harriet Hiscock FAHMS, Group leader, Health Services and Economics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Professor Richard Kitching FAHMS, Professor, Monash University and Nephrologist/Paediatric Nephrologist, Monash Health
Professor Sherene Loi FAHMS, Senior Medical Oncologist and Lab Head, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Associate Professor Mary Ann Anderson, Clinical Haematologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Clinician-Scientist, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Dr Edward Cliff, Haematology registrar, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Dr Abby Douglas, Infectious Diseases Physician, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Dr Katherine Howell, Clinician-Scientist Fellow and Epilepsy Team Leader, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Attendees will have the opportunity to seek advice from our expert speakers and sign-up for spot mentoring sessions. Don’t miss your chance to hear from and meet with some of Victoria's ground-breaking clinician-scientists.

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

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