(Formerly known as Central Clinical School)
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| Figure 1 in the paper: Components of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for implementing intercultural competencies (ICC) in global classrooms |
by Dr Jessica Borger
Digital technology was a catalyst for global learning and fostering cultural understanding. In response to the COVID pandemic in 2020, there was a worldwide pivot of education, government and industry to online communication and the utilisation of diverse digital technologies as alternatives for face-to-face communication. |
| The CCS GEDI committee would love to hear from you, as we are seeking EOIs from potential mentors for students and EMCRs. See example above, kindly provided by Professor Robyn Slattery. |
by Dr Lenka Vodstrcil and Dr Jess Borger
In the Central Clinical School (CCS) Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) committee CCS Diverse Lived Experiences survey (see companion story), a primary outcome was that researchers reported the need for mentoring relationships, suggesting there is scope to enhance the mentoring provided at the CCS.
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| See the CCS Diverse Lived Experience survey summary |
by Dr Lenka Vodstrcil and Dr Jess Borger
The Central Clinical School’s Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) committee aims to support and advocate for all its staff and students and regularly provides guidance or recommendations to the CCS Executive.
In 2021, the GEDI committee ran the CCS Diverse Lived Experiences survey to understand the hurdles or barriers CCS staff and students had faced during their career to inform the development of new GEDI Committee initiatives to support staff and their career progression.
The full findings are summarised in the document available here and we recently reported the findings to the CCS Executive.
Universally, women are underrepresented in senior academic leadership in science, technology, engineering, maths, and medicine (STEMM).
In a recent paper published in the journal Immunology and Cell Biology, my colleague, Professor Louise Purton, from St Vincent’s Hospital, and I report that – at almost every level – women are held back by their gender in funding, their publications (quality and quantity), international reputation, invitations to speak at conferences, and contributions to scientific committees.
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Significant findings in the lab can often get lost in their conversion to clinical practice and everyday medical treatments. As such, translational research skills have become a significant part of life at Monash’s three metropolitan clinical schools.
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| Image: Wear it purple |
by Drs Zhoujie Ding, Jess Borger
On 27 August 2021 the Central Clinical School's Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion (CCS GEDI) committee are asking you to ‘Wear it Purple”.
Wear it Purple Day aims to drive awareness of rainbow young people in Schools, Universities and Youth Alliances, and assist these organisations in creating inclusive experiences and environments.
Advocacy, raising awareness and providing a supportive and safe environment is particularly important in academia, where there are still many Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) challenges experienced by researchers and educators who identify as LGBTIQA+.
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| The CCS GEDI committee has created visual resources for NAIDOC's "Heal Country!" theme. See more images under 'Initiatives' at their web page |
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L–R: Professor Katharina Gaus, Professor Barbara Heslop, Professor Margaret Baird, Miss Dora Lush, Dr Margaret Holmes and Miss F Eleanor Williams MBE ARRC. The authors were unable to obtain photos of Dr Lucy M Bryce CBE and Dr Hildred Butler. Image: Immunol Cell Biol. |
Dr Jess Borger, Catriona Nguyen-Robertson and Dr James Harris, have published an essay on trailblazing women immunologists of Australia and New Zealand.
See their lively, informative essay in the journal Immunology and Cell Biology, where they have pulled together previously scattered or difficult to locate information to showcase the achievements of these outstanding female immunologists.
Borger JG, Nguyen-Robertson CV, Harris J. Trailblazing women immunologists of Australia and New Zealand. Immunol Cell Biol. 2021 Apr;99(4):338-343. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12454. PMID: 33860547.
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| Dr Jess Borger |
Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human rights challenge in our world, the UN Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, has stated, and this call to action is reflected in the forthcoming International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11 February 2021.
