While attending the
American College
of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston last week,
School of Clinical Sciences Head, Professor Eric Morand, accepted an invitation
to visit
Harvard
Medical School (HMS).
Professor Morand met with Jane M Neill,
Associate Dean for Medical Education Administration and Planning, Harvard
University to learn about the HMS medical education precinct.
“These discussions were timely given SCS is planning to develop a
major health care professional education precinct at Monash Medical Centre,” said Professor Morand.
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Professor Morand and
Jane M Neill |
"Harvard recently upgraded their
clinical skills centre and Monash is keen to learn from the best around the
world."
“Monash and Harvard Medical Schools are both research-intensive
environments where most teachers are also hospital clinicians,” added Professor Morand. “Importantly, we share similar values about education and teaching patient-centred
care.”
Professor Morand reported he learned “what Harvard believes they got right, what they would do differently,
and what the future looks like.”
Beyond the discussions about building a
medical education precinct and building on the links between the two
organisations, Professor Morand discovered that Monash's links to Harvard have
a long history.
Foundation Professor of Anatomy at Monash, and
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 1977 to 1988, Emeritus Professor Graeme Schofield
was an anatomy instructor at HMS and some of his former students, who are
current HMS staff, remember him fondly as an outstanding teacher.
Presented by Professor Darren Kelly, Director Biomedical Research, Department of Medicine 
Monday 8th December, 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Can you explain your
research?
Dr Sebastian Hobson
The Quiet Achiever Award is given to a staff
member to reward and recognise their achievements and contribution to the
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health. 
Monash
Health have scheduled a site wide Black Start exercise for Tuesday 2nd December
2014 between the hours of 7:00-8:00am.
Presented by Dr Ron Firestein,
Genentech, USA. 
CTI submissions close in mid-January, however, you are strongly recommended to submit before the end of the year. 
The third Future Earth early
career scientists' networking conference on integrated science will be on the
theme of “Future Sustainability — the role of Science in the Sustainable
Development Goals".
The 2015 Lorne Infection
and Immunity Conference organising committee invites you to register for the
5th annual conference. Join infection and immunity scientists from around Australia and overseas for
three days of networking and science. See program and registration details here.
It is that time of year when the silly season is starting to
kick in so why not add to the string of social engagements and join us in
RICHMOND......yes you read right.
MELBOURNE researchers are devising the formula for what type and how much cord blood should be given back to babies after birth to prevent cerebral palsy. 
