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| Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Name | Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Formation | 2014 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Melbourne |
| Region served | Australia |
Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences is an Australian learned society established to advance health science and medical research. It connects practitioners and researchers across institutions such as University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Monash University, University of Queensland, and Australian National University. The Academy engages with bodies including National Health and Medical Research Council, Medical Research Future Fund, CSIRO, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, and Department of Health and Aged Care.
The Academy was launched in 2014 with founders drawn from Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Royal College of General Practitioners (UK), Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Early patrons and advisers included figures from Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, and Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. The inaugural cohort comprised clinicians and researchers affiliated with University of New South Wales, Griffith University, Deakin University, University of Adelaide, and Curtin University. International engagement featured links to Wellcome Trust, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Council (UK), European Commission, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Academy aims to provide independent advice on matters relevant to public health policy, clinical practice, biomedical innovation, health workforce strategy, and medical education. It seeks to inform debates involving stakeholders such as Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Medical Association, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, and Cancer Council Australia. Strategic objectives align with priorities set by World Health Organization, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and The Lancet-affiliated commissions.
Fellowship is conferred on leaders from sectors including academic medicine, hospital practice, and translational research. Notable affiliations among Fellows include Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, Children's Hospital at Westmead, John Hunter Hospital, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, The Alfred Hospital, and research institutes such as QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Hunter Medical Research Institute. Fellows often hold appointments at institutions like Harvard Medical School, Oxford University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Imperial College London, University of Cambridge, Yale University, Columbia University, and King's College London.
The Academy's governance structure includes a council and executive comprising presidents, vice-presidents, and secretaries drawn from hospitals and universities such as Royal Melbourne Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital (Sydney), Royal Perth Hospital, and Gold Coast University Hospital. Leadership has collaborated with chairs and directors from Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Hunter New England Health, New South Wales Health, and Queensland Health. Advisory boards have historically included representatives from Australian Research Council, Health Translation Queensland, Victorian Department of Health, NSW Ministry of Health, and international partners like National Health Service and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Academy runs symposia, policy roundtables, and mentoring initiatives engaging stakeholders such as Frontiers in Medicine, Australian Clinical Trials Alliance, Medicines Australia, Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, and Therapeutic Goods Administration. Programs include early- and mid-career fellowships linked to institutes like Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Centenary Institute, South Australian Health Translation Hub, and Translational Research Institute (Queensland). Educational activities have intersected with curricula at Australian National University Medical School, Sydney Medical School, Monash Medical School, and continuing professional development through Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
The Academy recognizes excellence through named lectures, medals, and prizes, celebrating contributions comparable to awards administered by Australian Academy of Science, Australian Academy of Humanities, Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and international honors such as the Lasker Award, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Gairdner Foundation International Award, and Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards. Recipients often include leaders from Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, and clinical departments at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
The Academy collaborates with universities, hospitals, and policy bodies including University of Western Australia, La Trobe University, Macquarie University, James Cook University, Bond University, Australian Catholic University, and health services such as Calvary Health Care and Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology. It has influenced national strategy discussions alongside Health and Hospitals Network, National Digital Health Strategy, My Health Record, National Immunisation Program, and commissions like National Rural Health Commissioner. International partnerships and exchanges have been maintained with European Research Council, NIHR, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Max Planck Society, Karolinska Institutet, and University of Toronto.
Category:Medical societies in Australia