Transforming our world through research and technology
Read about some of the inspiring journeys and life-changing stories, directly from our clinicians, patients and volunteers.
Voluntary internship a success
Oluwatosin (Tosin) Akinya-Ojo came to Macquarie University to study for a Master of Public Health. Her long-term goal is to return to her home country of Nigeria and work to improve health care systems. Initially, she found the course challenging, because...
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Future nurses graduate program
The groundwork for this innovation was laid with the launch of MQ Health’s Nurse Education and Research Strategy 2019–2022. Deb O’Neill, Executive Director of Nursing at MQ Health, is driving its implementation as a key component of prov...
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Volunteers connect, act and give back
Alice particularly loves to chat with patients. She speaks English, Cantonese and conversational Mandarin. “Some of them love sharing their life experience, which can be a very lovely connection. Sometimes you are there at the right time when they j...
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Online pain clinic helps thousands
Associate Professor Blake Dear is co-director of Macquarie University’s not-for-profit eCentreClinic, the psychology research unit that came up with a new online pain course as part of its role to develop and evaluate treatments for common health co...
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Improving quality of life — research story
Five years ago, Professor Westbrook came to Macquarie University as a Director with the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI). Since then, she’s led many projects that directly impact people’s lives, serving as Director of the Centr...
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