Healthcare improvement and education
Monash University aims to improve healthcare delivery and education through various initiatives:
- The Leaning into Leadership course, developed by Professor Frank Bowden, empowers doctors in training with leadership skills, addressing gaps in medical education and practice.
- The Digital Library project, in partnership with the National Centre for Healthy Ageing and Peninsula Health, enhances healthcare outcomes through improved communication.
- New short courses by Monash Rural Health provide healthcare knowledge for diverse backgrounds, addressing workforce needs in disability, respite, and aged care sectors.
- Dr Filippe Oliveira's work in women's health education has significantly impacted student learning and workforce development.
- The Medical Education Research and Quality (MERQ) Unit celebrates a decade of enhancing health and medical education through evidence-based practices.
- The Prevocational Medical Education Forum, involving Monash Rural Health, focuses on rural training and education for junior doctors.
- A workshop in Swan Hill, led by Dr Lisa Hall, enhances supervisory skills among local medical professionals.
- Monash-led research highlights the need for support and training for primary care clinicians in delivering early medical abortion and long-acting reversible contraception.