Photo of the Week: Prof Nip Thomson

Emeritus Professor Napier Thomson AM

In celebration of the Department of Medicine's 50th anniversary, Emeritus Professor Napier Thomson AM is featured in this week's Photo of the Week.

Prof Thomson was Head of the Monash University's Central Clinical School 2001-2011. He will be giving a talk at next week's (30 Sept) Translational Research symposium, on how the Department at the Alfred was born and grew under the stewardship of its Foundation Professor, Barry Firkin.

See more about the symposium program, the anniversary celebration and the department's history: Booklet, web page.

30 Sep: Translational Research symposium and Dept Medicine 50th anniversary

L-R: James Rankin and Barry Firkin, USyd MBBS
graduates, who both went on to become leaders in
their chosen medical fields. Barry was the inaugural
head of the Monash Dept of Medicine at the Alfred.

Translational Research Symposium and Department of Medicine 50th anniversary

"Translational Research" - what does it mean? The short answer is a speeding up of basic findings in medical research into clinical practice, without any compromise of research quality. You are invited to attend this day's program, which features speakers from across the continuum, giving case studies on what has worked best to expedite discovery to application.

About the Department

The Monash Department of Medicine was established in 1965, with Professor Bryan Hudson as Foundation chair. The Department at the Alfred started in 1968 under the leadership of Professor Barry Firkin, who was succeeded in 1992 by Professor Nip Thomson AM. Professor Stephen Jane became Head of the Department of Medicine and Head of Central Clinical School in 2011.

Details

• Date: Wednesday, 30 September 2015
• Time: 8.00 am registration for 9.00 am start. See program below for detail of the day's timetable
• Venue: AMREP Lecture Theatre, adjacent to the BakerIDI Institute at 85 Commercial Road, Melbourne 3004, 200 metres east of the main Alfred Hospital entrance. See map.
• Cost: Free
• RSVP by Friday 25 September for catering purposes
• Enquiries: Catherine.Wong@monash.edu ph +61 3 9903 0640

New prizes for CCS medical students

Hatem Salem Award for Medical Research Excellence

• $500 prize awarded to a Year 5D student who has completed a Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) at Central Clinical school based on a one page application outlining the impact of his or her research (including publications, presentations, ongoing work, translation). A panel reviews the applications and decides on the winner.

Nip Thomson Award for Medical Student Clinical and Research Excellence

• $500 prize awarded to a Year 5D student who has completed a Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) at Central Clinical School and receives the highest score for his or her general medical rotation at Alfred Health.

These prizes have been created this year. Emeritus Professor Hatem Salem AM was founder of the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases and retired at the end of 2012. Emeritus Professor Napier ('Nip') Thomson AM was Head of Central Clinical School until 2011.

See more prizes at: www.med.monash.edu/cecs/education/umed/prizes.html