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In 2024, our graduate research team has been focusing on providing the highest quality graduate research experience in a stimulating, supportive and professional environment. Nursing and midwifery led research is continually evolving to ensure we produce new, innovative, and evidence-based practice for the health and wellbeing of our communities.
In 2024, 31 students were enrolled in our graduate research program with 11 new enrolments across an extensive range of research methods and topics in line with our research focus areas. Our Graduate research team continues to provide effective and timely management and delivery of research degrees, including streamlining processes across admission and enrolment, securing three competitive full-time scholarships, chairing 23 panel milestones and updating candidature regulation processes that have substantially improved the calibre of MNM’s PhD student cohort and timely, high quality PhD completions. In addition, in 2024 14 MNM staff registered or became accredited as PhD supervisors. Our MNM PhD Moodle site was updated and a series of new co-designed resources and videos with experienced MNM supervisors and students were co-produced.
Our graduates’ research is diverse, from clinical to education and community-based subjects. For example, full time PhD student and MNM staff member Verity Mak completed her PhD that investigated the role of quality improvement (QI) education partnerships between higher education and healthcare organisations in Australian pre-registration nursing curricula. During her PhD enrolment, Verity published three journal articles and had abstracts accepted at both international and national conferences.
In 2024, our PhD students presented their research at national and international conferences (three students receiving travel grants) and achieved over 13 publications, including in top tier nursing, midwifery, and health journals.
I look forward to 2025 and to the continued growth of the MNM Graduate Research program, including seeing the original work of our students impact the health and wellbeing of our community. Afterall, health starts with us.
