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College of Medicine
and Public Health

Alumni magazine 2023

Mark Hassall examines eyes
Alumni Communications Medicine & Public Health magazine

Improving health through innovative research 

The 2023 College of Medicine and Public Health Alumni magazine highlights important achievements of our graduates and researchers, including:

  • Vital research into cardiac fibrillation and sleep loss
  • Looking forward to the opening of our new biomedical research facility, the Health and Medical Research Building (HMRB)
  • Balancing work as a frontline paramedic and lecturer 
  • Improving the University experience for international students  
  • Graduate stories: laboratory medical scientist Verynnia Neilson, refugee Dr Ata Ul Hadi and rural healthcare advocate Dr Carrie McKenzie.

See below for these individual stories and more, read the flip-book version of the magazine or download the PDF.

 If you have news to share with us please get in touch via alumni@flinders.edu.au

View previous MPH magazines

2023 Medicine and Public Health Alumni magazine articles

Dr Dhani Dharmaprini

Vice-Chancellor’s Award boosts cardiac fibrillation research

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Mark Hassall examines eyes

HMRB: A new hub that will accelerate research outcomes

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Brooke Spaeth POC testing team

Improving rural outcomes one test at a time

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Dr Alex Barnes

Flinders resources inspire ideas for PhD research

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Dr Kenneth Wills

Learning more from teaching medicine

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James Pearce

Bringing the frontline to the classroom
 

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Verynnia Neilson

Realising a dream of science that assists

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Dr Ata Ul Hadi

Determination drove this refugee to become a doctor 

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Reynal Adrien Jayatilake Tennakoon Mudiyanselage

Striving to make a difference for international students

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Professor Amy Reynolds

Understanding how sleep loss affects young shift workers

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Dr Carrie McKenzie

Embracing the challenges of rural healthcare

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Scholarship support created a new trajectory for Dr Vanshika Sinh

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Barbara Wing with photo of husband Emeritus Professor Lindon Wing OAM

Barbara Wing continues Professor Wing’s passion for medical research

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