UWA Medical School

✨ Celebrating Our Incredible Volunteers ✨ It was a joy to welcome so many of our fabulous volunteers to the annual Volunteer Thank You Sundowner on Friday afternoon. Their dedication and generosity are vitally important to the Medical School — from UWA alumni and clinical and research adjuncts to our simulated patients, each plays a vital role in shaping the future of our students. The event was filled with laughter, connection, and great music from the talented Medical School student band 🎶. We were inspired by Prisha Goel, incoming President of WAMSS, who shared how volunteers have profoundly impacted her journey through medical school and enriched her path to becoming a doctor. We also heard from Dean Dr Helen Wilcox, who expressed heartfelt gratitude for the time, energy, and wisdom our volunteers bring to the Medical School community. Your dedication and impact make this place truly exceptional — thank you! 'Helen Wilcox 'Prisha Goel 'Western Australian Medical Students' Society (WAMSS)

🧬 How much plastic is in your life — and what is it doing to your body?   Join Dr Michaela Lucas from the UWA Medical School to explore findings from the PERTH Trial, a ground breaking study on how plastic chemicals like BPA and phthalates may influence inflammation, chronic disease and long-term health.   Don’t miss this eye-opening talk revealing how these chemicals enter our bodies — and what we can do about it.   🍸 10 Talks. 5 Bars. One Night Only.   On Tuesday 28 October, UWA’s Raising the Bar Perth returns - bringing ten world-class researchers out of the lecture hall and into your favourite CBD bars.   From space farming to ancient rock art, plastics to pests, oceans to health — it’s big ideas made social.   🎟️ Get your free tickets now: https://lnkd.in/gHRCYnMz

𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀! Western Australia’s three medical schools, Curtin University, The University of Notre Dame Australia and The University of Western Australia, have partnered to learn more about community thoughts on the way we choose our future doctors. Our schools strive to graduate doctors who can support patients from all walks of life. This starts at student selection, where we use different tools (grades, test scores, interviews, etc.) to find the people who have the skills and values that make a “good doctor”. We want to hear from you about how these processes can best represent our community, and make sure they align with our shared community values and expectations. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘆? You’re invited to share your thoughts in our survey, which asks about you, your values, and your opinions on medical school selection processes. The survey is expected to take 20-40 minutes, and can be completed on your phone, tablet or computer. Your answers will be anonymous. At the end of the survey, you will be directed to a separate form, where you can express interest in ongoing discussion about medical student selection, and provide contact details to go in the running to win one of ten $80 gift cards. You can find the survey and more details here: https://lnkd.in/gR-6YFXZ 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗻 $𝟴𝟬 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. Ethics approval has been provided by the University of Western Australia. This research is supported by a GEMPASS Education Program grant. If you would like to know more, drop us an email at beinvolved-med@uwa.edu.au, or comment below!

A fantastic initiative by our Western Australian Medical Students' Society (WAMSS)! It's inspiring to see strong representation from UWA Medical School alumni - building bridges between current students and graduates to strengthen our medical community.

Join us at Telethon Breakfast by the Bay on Dec 3: an inspiring panel discussion on ground-breaking Telethon funded child health research at UWA 🌟 Meet pioneering researchers: Professor Valerie Verhasselt, Professor Rebecca Glauert and Associate Professor Caitlin Wyrwoll 🤰 Highlighting the earliest influences on lifelong health and wellbeing such as colostrum feeding, effects of environment and water quality in utero, and insights from the world’s running intergenerational pregnancy cohort study. ➡️ Book here: https://lnkd.in/gCdnyZiY Part proceeds will support Telethon, the University Club’s 20th Anniversary charity partner.

We UWA Medical School are excited to announce our recently formalised partnership with Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden to continue our shared commitment as world leaders in Medical Education, Research and improving health for all. This opens some exciting opportunities for MD student exchange and electives, Medical School staff sabbatical and most importantly the exchange of ideas and knowledge between our two institutions. A special thanks to Aida Wahlgren and Anna Dahlerus for visiting our part of the world to establish this partnership and we welcome future visits from KI Staff and students for many decades of partnership. The University of Western Australia Scott McCoombe Helen Wilcox

Congratulations to Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg, for being recognised as a world-leading paediatric anaesthetist with a prestigious award for her life-changing research that makes surgery and recovery safer for children by reducing the risks associated with anaesthesia. https://lnkd.in/g-JKy4WN

UWA Medical School Dean, Helen Wilcox, getting prepared to Chair Session on the "Collective responsibility to grow the GP workforce: Teaching excellence - The GP training experience" at this years' Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference in Newcastle.

We are pleased to announce that Professor Helen Wilcox has been selected as the new Dean and Head of UWA Medical School.   General Practitioner appointed Dean of Medicine at UWA https://lnkd.in/gkVHKj_5

UWA Open Night: Medicine and Dentistry  Thursday 11 September | 6-8pm Discover what makes Medicine and Dentistry at UWA unique. Gain expert insights, admissions advice, and experience hands-on activities and tours of our state-of-the-art UWA Health Campus. A reminder that this event is for current Year 11 and Year 12 high-school students. Further event information, including registration, see here: https://lnkd.in/et_-NB6m