A/Prof Anne Powell and the sport of curling

A/Prof Anne Powell and a team mate mid game

Associate Professor Anne Powell is the new Director of CCS's Medical Education program.  She is a rheumatologist and general physician, and also Director of Physician Education at Alfred Health. She did her undergraduate training at Monash University so she has a lifetime experience of Monash's medical education system.

One of Anne's passions in life is a winter sport called curling.

Support Monash Medicine's Movember team - raising funds and awareness for men's medical problems

Moustaches in action: au.movember.com/about/foundation

Monash University is getting behind the Movember movement and we'd love to have your support.

Join the Monash University Medicine team or donate at moteam.co/monash-university-medicine.

Why contribute? Did you know that gender is one of the strongest and most consistent predictors of health and life expectancy.

Photo of the week: Monash Translational research symposium

Professor Stephen Jane, Head of Central Clinical School, with Professor Ingrid Scheffer AM of WEHI
after her presentation on epilepsy research at the 30 Sep 2015 Monash Translational Research symposium

The inaugural Monash translational research symposium hosted by Central Clinical School was very successful, with outstanding clinician-researchers telling the stories of how basic science is necessary to inform the development of successful therapeutic and clinical interventions. 2016's symposium will be hosted by the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health.
See more:

• Photo gallery
• Video playlist incorporating
• Prof Nip Thomson: The Department of Medicine 1992-2010 
• Prof Hatem Salem: The Department of Medicine at the Alfred: A dream beginning
• Prof Steve Wesselingh: The medical research career path - is there a right way?
• Prof Jayashri Kulkarni: Psychiatry in the 21st century
• Prof Ian Davis: Cancer - I used to understand it
• Prof Eric Morand: The curse of steroids in lupus - and a way forward
• Prof Kit Fairley: Why sex work matters to everyone
• Prof Euan Wallace: How basic science informs clinical trials: lessons from perinatal medicine
• A/Prof David Curtis: Mickey Mouse or Mighty Mouse
• Prof Suresh Sundram: Evidence for biomarker development in schizophrenia subgroups
• Program booklet
• Website:  www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/events/2015-tr-symposium.html

Forthcoming CCS events: Seminars, public events, general notices

Prof Eric Morand (SCS) at the recent
Translational Research symposium

Central Clinical School has regular seminar series and postgraduate presentations. All event notices are maintained on the CCS Events calendar.
CCS staff & students can see details of both public and local events (including professional development courses, trade fairs and Graduate Research Student calendars) and deadlines, at the Intranet's Announcements page.

Various departments have their own calendars. See CCS seminar index: www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/events/seminars.html

What's on for this coming week: 2-6 Nov 2015

Mon	►	02/11/2015	12:30	Psychiatry Professorial Grand Round
Wed	►	04/11/2015	10:00	Honours Immunology and Medical Biology Final Oral Defence

In the Future

• 18 Nov Postgraduate symposium
• 5 Dec Rosengarten Prize presentation

Monash University ranked 35 in the world in clinical medicine

Clinical medicine at Monash University has continued its rise in the international rankings, according to results released this month by Times Higher Education. Ranked an impressive 35 in the world in clinical, preclinical medicine and health, Monash has jumped from 46 last year, while the University overall rose to achieve a ranking of 73, out of 800 institutions in the 2015-16 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Alfred medical student wins Victorian Young Australian of the Year 2016

Robbie Gillies, winner of Victorian Young Australian
of the Year 2016

Congratulations to medical student Robbie Gillies for winning the 2016 Victorian Young Australian of the Year 2016 Award! Robbie was nominated as a finalist for the Victorian Young Australian of the Year 2016 on 8 October. The state winners were announced on 28 October 2015. See his acceptance speech.

Robbie was one of CCS's 3rd year Alfred medical students and also the New Mentorship program coordinator. He will be speaking to the 2016 3rd year medical students on 9 February 2016.

Participants sought: Cognitive Enhancement in Depression using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation

EEG Electrode cap in use

The Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc) is conducting this study to investigate the effectiveness of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation methods to increase cognitive ability in individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The study also aims to better understand the relationship between depression, stimulation, cognitive enhancement, and brain activity.