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Acute stroke treatment improved by adding emergency pharmacist to the team

Acute stroke callout team care is more rapid when an emergency pharmacist is included.
19 April, 2021 Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences

Renovating your kitchen? Help Australia’s tradies avoid silicosis by not choosing artificial stone

New data shows 18% of workers in Victoria's stone benchtop industry have silicosis. Ignorance and complacency around the risks of working with artificial stone are seeing tradies paying a high price.
19 March, 2021 Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Gippsland welcomes back Monash medical students

After a year most would rather forget – medical students have been returning to Monash Rural Health sites in Gippsland since the 25thof January.
5 February, 2021 Education

What universities are doing to address the rural doctors crisis: opinion

The Weekend Australian article ‘Doctors crisis’ (Jan 30-31) draws attention to the significant challenge of addressing the shortage of doctors in rural and regional Australia.
5 February, 2021 Education

Juggling medical school and a futsal career is no easy feat, but Jess Au has done it like a champion

It’s not every day you graduate medical school and join The Alfred as a junior doctor. Nor is it every day you’re chosen to represent Australia in the World Futsal Championships. But Monash Elite Student Performer Scheme student, Jess

11 December, 2020 Education

Festive and Summer season - ask an expert!

Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences experts are available for comment on a range of topics relating to Christmas and the summer season, including mental health, lifestyle; COVID-19; online safety; gambling and more.

4 December, 2020 Research

Learning the value of face-to-face STEMM teaching during COVID-19

Exploring, and progressing towards online and digital education at universities is not a new endeavour. Within the pre-pandemic context, progressive and virtually-minded educators referenced online teaching resources and literature to develop

26 November, 2020 Education
Professor Michelle Leech

Monash medical teaching boosts times higher ed rankings – and here’s why

The Times Higher Education (THE) subject rankings for Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health, released on Wednesday 28th October, revealed that Monash University Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences has risen eleven places from 42 to 31, to become

25 November, 2020 Education

MNHS education and research stars celebrated in Vice-Chancellor's Awards (2020)

Last night, the Vice Chancellor's Education and Research Awards for 2020 were presented in a virtual ceremony.

24 November, 2020 Education