Information sessions for Honours students considering PhD candidature

If you'd like to hear a brief primer about what PhD candidature entails at Monash and how to enroll, please join me in one of the following Zoom sessions.

Questions will be welcome.

• 10:00- 10:30 am on Friday Aug 25th
• https://monash.zoom.us/j/83814680598?pwd=Vk1UazVPczRzeUptOThSbjlPREd0UT09
• Or, go to https://monash.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 838 1468 0598 and passcode: 355170
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm on Friday Sept 8th
• https://monash.zoom.us/j/82437963266?pwd=TDUrYmRCS1BJb0NUYjI3eVUrQ25XQT09
• Or, go to https://monash.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 824 3796 3266 and passcode: 285945

Triple Unveiling

Professor Katrina Williams, Head of the Department of Paediatrics, showed her versatility yet again by providing tasty morsels at an exciting triple unveiling in early August.

The paediatrics video (8:53min) Then and Now was launched to high praise. Unfortunately, the star of the show Emeritus Professor Arthur Clark was unable to attend due to illness. Everyone who met Arthur during the filming was touched by his intelligence and humility.

Katrina also unveiled photographic portraits of former Heads of Department of Paediatrics, Professors Richard Doherty and Nick Freezer. Humility must be on the menu at Paediatrics. Both gentlemen graciously accepted accolades while sharing the credit. Nick’s family was in attendance thanks to his wife’s ability in controlling the diary.  

Nick trained as a paediatric respiratory and sleep medicine physician and is Professor and Head of Paediatrics at Monash University. Nick is also the Medical Director of the Women's and Children's Program for Monash Health, Medical Director of Monash Children's, and practises as a respiratory physician. Nick’s most well-known research is in the dangers of corticosteroid use in children, especially children aged under six.

Richard trained in paediatrics and in paediatric infectious diseases and is an honorary consultant physician in Paediatric Infectious Diseases at Monash Children’s Hospital and a Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University. Richard has been instrumental in finessing workplace standards and training of young doctors.

Congratulations to everyone involved. It’s refreshing to have an event that’s totally a good news story.

YouTube video (8:53min) Paediatrics at Monash Univeristy - then and now

Interim Head, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food

Posted on behalf of Prof Peter Ebeling, Head of School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health

I am pleased to announce that after a competitive internal EOI process, Professor Judy Bauer has been appointed as Interim Head of the SCS Department of  Nutrition, Dietetics and Food. Professor Bauer has been a member of the department since late 2021, coming to Monash from an illustrious teaching and research career at the University of Queensland and Royal Brisbane Hospital. Professor Bauer is a Fellow of Dieticians Australia, and just last month was awarded its Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Please join me in welcoming Judy to this key leadership position in SCS and in assisting her in guiding the department on the next phase of its journey.