Surgical Academia is the engagement of surgeons beyond merely managing patients. It includes teaching, education, research and mentoring activities. It also involves surgeons taking leadership in the administration and decision-making of the hospital. This new section of the SERT newsletter recognises achievements of surgeons within and beyond their clinical practice. We will like to congratulate …
Read more →“Surgical Academia – Congratulations Dr Marcus Handmer”
by Dr Anubhav Mittal The Skills Centre has continued to deliver high-quality skills training under the direction of Dr A. Mittal and with the help of Ms Jenny Ludeman and her staff. The latest successful course was a home-grown advanced Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary laparoscopic course using cadaveric specimen which was well attended by national and international candidates. The …
Two academic lead roles relating to the ‘Masters of Surgery’ program and to ‘Postgraduate Research and Training’ will be advertised shortly (0.2FTE each). The SERT Institute will send out an Expression of Interest once these positions are on e-Recruit. Please submit an application if either of these two roles interest you. The successful candidates will …
Read more →“Two new Academic Surgeon positions to be advertised through the SERT Institute”
by Maria Albania The DASO Unit has already started making progress by increasing the number of resources for data management and audit support within the Division of Surgery. Two data manager positions are currently in the approval process to be recruited through the DASO Unit. The NSLHD is committed to supporting existing and additional data …
Read more →“Data Analysis and Surgical Outcomes (DASO) Unit Update”
Dr Jonathon Parkinson was a medical student at RNSH, before going on to complete Neurosurgical training across Sydney and Newcastle. During this time, he also completed a PhD in the Cancer Genetics Laboratory at the Kolling Institute, examining the molecular biology of glioma. Following his Neurosurgical training, Jonathon undertook a fellowship in complex spinal surgery …
by Shelly Dhaliwal The RNS SERT Institute is undertaking an extensive consultation of all surgical departments to help inform our work-plan. We are asking for feedback in the following 4 areas: What are your top 3 priorities (non-data related) in terms of surgical research, training, and education? What are the top 3 challenges your department …