We had a wonderful time celebrating our rich history, achievements, and looked ahead to our future success at the 50 Years of Medicine Gala Dinner.
The event brought together over two hundred and fifty alumni and invited guests from across Australia and overseas at the Ian McLachlan Room at the stunning Adelaide Oval on Saturday, 19th October 2024. It was an unforgettable evening filled with great food, wine and captivating entertainment as we reflected on the last 50 years of Medicine at Flinders.
Most importantly it was an opportunity for classmates to come together again and renew long standing friendships, and to reflect on what has made the Flinder MD program so special. We heard that it was about providing an fabulous medical educational opportunity to students who would otherwise not have received it, and the impact that they have made.
The attendees were a diverse group, including Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia, The Hon. Nat Cook MP, Flinders medicine graduates, current and former academics, leaders in health, industry partners, current students, representatives from the trailblazing first group of teaching staff, and our inaugural medical students who began their studies 50 years ago.
It was truly a memorable celebration, and we were thrilled to have so many people commemorate this milestone with us.
I want to acknowledge and recognise the senior foundation academic staff; the Foundation Dean, Professor Gus Fraenkel AM; The Foundation Professors, John Chalmers AC (Medicine), Laurie Geffen AM (Physiology), Andrew Rogers (Morphology), Michael Berry (Biochemistry), Richard Whitehead (Pathology), James Watts (Surgery), Ross Kalucy AM (Psychiatry), Warren Jones AO (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Garry Kneebone (Paediatrics), Michael Cousins (Anaesthesia and Intensive Care), Anthony Radford AM (Primary Care and Community Medicine, General Surgery) and Geoff Benness (Radiology); and the Foundation Associate Professors, Alec Morley (Haematology), John Bradley (Immunology) and Peter Macdonald (Microbiology and Infectious Diseases). It is after all their legacy that we are seeking to maintain and strengthen.
Professor Jonathan Craig
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Renowned as innovative and progressive, Flinders University knows bringing the brightest minds together with industry can change the world. That’s why we’ve invested in and built a new Health and Medical Research Building (HMRB) as the centrepiece of our exciting Flinders Village development.
The HMRB enables researchers, practitioners and industry partners to work together more closely than ever before, creating a hub of collaboration within southern Adelaide’s own biomedical research precinct.
Located adjacent to Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders Private Hospital, it is the focal point of research informed by genuine patient need, positioned to make an immediate improvement to people’s health and wellbeing.
Building on more than 50 years of exceptional health and medical teaching, the HMRB is a once-in-a-generation initiative that will transform how we understand, diagnose and treat illness.
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