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Learn how an interest in diabetes in indigenous communities led Elif Ekinci to become a leading endocrinologist, focused on instilling a culture of compassion and care in our medical students.

The MMS departments at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (Parkville Precinct) held their Student Award Presentations on Friday, May 25

The Department of Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital recently hosted a Clinical Practice and Research Symposium in partnership with St Vincent’s Hospital.

Certa Therapeutics, founded and led by Professor Darren Kelly of the Department of Medicine, SVH is awarded over $20 million from the Biomedical Translation Fund

Anaesthetists used to be considered non-essential in Mongolia’s health care system, but a collaboration with Australian specialists is reducing surgical mortality rates By Dr Amanda Baric and Associate Professor David Pescod, University of Melbourne

Professor Louise Burrell, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, is an author of an article in The Lancet Global Health, describing the results of the world's largest international blood pressure screening program

Department of Medicine, SVH PhD student Anna Collins, is being honoured with the 2018 European Association of Palliative Care Early Career Researcher Award at the 10th World Research Congress being held in Bern Switzerland

Mastering Migraine Management, provides healthcare professionals with the latest clinical advances to improve patient lives.

Dr Ada Cheung and Dr Jason Trubiano, two bright young researchers from the Department of Medicine, Austin Health were recently shortlisted for the highly prestigious Victorian Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research.

Paediatric Neurologist, Physician Scientist, Professor Ingrid Scheffer featured in The LancetArticle by Tony Kirby

Associate Professor Elif Ekinci interview on ABC Drive. ( Audio)

Find out more about the Department of Medicine's new professional development course called "Diabetes Academy - What’s new in diabetes?"

A number of colleagues in the Department of Medicine and Radiology have been elected Fellows to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, in recognition of their outstanding leadership and contributions to health and medical science in Australia.

Genome sequencing and precision therapies are on the way to making cancer a manageable condition rather than a lethal one, and may even make it preventable.

Growing older has its benefits, for women at least. Rather than becoming moodier as they age, new research has found that many women get happier in later life, particularly in the 20 years from 50-years-old through to 70.

High-achieving honours and graduate students were presented with awards in various categories at the annual awards evening held at Royal Melbourne Hospital on the 22nd May 2017.

Congratulations to Pam Morison and Nora Hanafi, recipients of the inaugural Melbourne Medical School Professional Staff Award.

A new tool can predict the likelihood of epileptic seizures, paving the way for a forecasting app that could be used every day.

Congratulations to Department of Medicine and Radiology Medical Students Benjamin Johnstone and Priscilla Yong on being awarded the People's Choice Awards for their 3 Minute Thesis presentation at the 2017 MD Student Conference.

Congratulations to John Mitsios, Medical Student and from our Austin Health academic node, on being awarded the best-judged 3 Minute Thesis and poster presentation at the 2017 Austin Meeting of Minds.