Message from the Department Head

I am occasionally asked why we promote clinical research so much within  the discipline of family practice. My answer is that without clinical research we have no evidence of whether we are doing harm or good. A classic example of the need for clinical research is the relationship between smoking and cancer. Until Richard Doll […]

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The department has been incredibly active over the last few months. Issues have ranged from the postgraduate expansion program, undergraduate curriculum renewal updates, and research. Willa Henry and Diana Chang (the recently appointed postgraduate expansion director) have been extraordinarily busy working on how we can meet government targets for expansion. At the latest post graduate […]

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