Professor Morand, Professor Smith and Professor Loh |
More than 70 staff from the School of Clinical Sciences at
Monash Health (SCS) and medical students from Years 3, 4 and 5 attended a highly successful Dragons’ Den at MHTP last month.
Originally a Japanese reality television show featuring
entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists,
the SCS competition invited all current medical students to submit viable
project ideas they believed would lead to innovations in curriculum delivery
for the medical program at SCS.
Nine finalists, chosen by a
panel of SCS academic and professional staff pitched their ideas to a panel of
‘Dragons’ – Professor Eric Morand, Professor Michelle Leech, Professor Julian
Smith, Professor Erwin Loh and Dr Eugene Fredericks in the Translational
Research Facility (TRF).
“We wanted to engage our medical
students while enabling them to assist us enhance the student experience at SCS,”
said Clinical Dean Dr Claire Dendle.
“The SCS Dragons—Professor Morand, Professor Leech,
Professor Smith, Associate Professor Sally Ayoub and Professor Loh—provided
insightful and humorous feedback while questioning the validity of the project
ideas.”
Staff and students commented on the forum as being an ideal
opportunity for students to shine while presenting their ideas to peers and
mentors.
“The ideas presented will have an immediate and positive
impact on both our School and students,” said Dr Dendle.
The winning team with A/Prof Ayoub |
The winners on the night were:
1st place- Lewis Fry, Marcus Davenport and
Hector Thomson
Runner up- Masad Alfayadh (Mental Health at SCS)
Students’ Choice Award- David Liu (Varpedia)
"Hector, Lewis and I are big advocates for free open access medical education (FOAMed)," said winning student Marcus Davenport.
"Having studied together for three years now, we wanted to share our experience so that other medical students may benefit from some of the tips and tricks we have picked up along the way."
Marcus said the Dragons' Den had exceeded their expectations and the competition was a great opportunity to practise a formal presentation.
"Hector, Lewis and I are big advocates for free open access medical education (FOAMed)," said winning student Marcus Davenport.
"Having studied together for three years now, we wanted to share our experience so that other medical students may benefit from some of the tips and tricks we have picked up along the way."
Marcus said the Dragons' Den had exceeded their expectations and the competition was a great opportunity to practise a formal presentation.
The event organisers would like to thank and acknowledge the
extreme generosity of Café Nesso, who donated all catering for the event.
Dr Dendle said the quality of Café Nesso’s catering was absolutely
outstanding and everyone involved is very grateful for their support.
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