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From the Executive Director: Thank you 15 December 2025 As we wrap up 2025, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has collaborated with Monash Partners this year. Your commitment and partnership have strengthened our collective… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Turning Insight Into Impact: Celebrating collaboration, research and milestones 4 December 2025 This year, we mark 10 years since our NHMRC accreditation in 2015 and, in line with our evolving focus, the Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre is now Monash Partners… Read more...

Monash Partners unveils new name and logo: Monash Partners Health Translation Network 26 November 2025   Monash Partners has announced the launch of its new name and logo, marking a significant milestone in the organisation’s evolution. The organisation will now be known as the Monash… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Championing consumer and community voices in health research 27 October 2025 At Monash Partners, we believe that research should reflect the voices and priorities of the people it aims to benefit. That’s why consumer and community involvement (CCI) is central to… Read more...

Meet our Early and Mid-Career Researcher Awardees – Dr Emma Foster 14 October 2025 Early Career Research Fellow (Monash University)/Consultant Neurologist (Alfred Health) Research focus: improving first seizure and epilepsy care Dr Emma Foster is a recipient of a 2024 Early and Mid-Career Researcher… Read more...

New digital hub to guide consumer and community involvement in health research 6 October 2025 Consumer and community involvement in health and medical research and healthcare improvement has just been made easier with the launch of the Australian Health Research Alliance’s new Health Research Hub.… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Stronger together: Medibank partnership to tackle depression 22 September 2025 I am delighted to share a new partnership with the Medibank Better Health Research Hub, supporting smarter prescribing in mental health care. Through this collaboration, our partner Outcome Health has… Read more...

Meet one of our 2025 STAR Clinician Fellows – Becca Allchin 18 September 2025   Becca Allchin, Eastern Health Mental Health and Wellbeing program, FaPMI (Families where a parent has mental ill-health) Coordinator Research focus: Mental health Becca Allchin is a recipient of a… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Supporting the next generation of clinical academic leaders 25 August 2025 When I first stepped into the role of Executive Director in early 2024, our Partners shared a clear and compelling message: they wanted increased support for early and mid-career clinician… Read more...

Meet Ainslie Cahill AM – Consumer Advisor on the Monash Partners Council 19 August 2025 Ainslie Cahill AM was recently appointed as the Consumer Advisor on the Monash Partners Council.  We spoke to her about her career background, experiences within consumer and community involvement and… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Turning Insight into Impact – Digital Health Solutions 28 July 2025   Monash Partners invites our stakeholders of healthcare leaders, health professionals, consumers and researchers to our Annual Symposium, Turning Insight into Impact: Digital Health Solutions on Wednesday 26 November, 3pm… Read more...

Meet one of our 2025 STAR Clinician Fellows – Dr Chong Chyn Chua 28 July 2025   Dr Chong Chyn Chua, Clinical and Laboratory Haematologist and Clinical Lead Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, Monash Health Research focus: Investigating personalised treatment strategies to improve outcomes for patients with acute… Read more...

Monash Partners welcomes $12 million in federal funding to support Australia’s Research Translation Centres 1 July 2025   Monash Partners – as part of the Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) – welcomes the Australian Government’s investment of $12 million to support the nation’s 12 NHMRC accredited Research Translation… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Funding awarded to support research translation 30 June 2025   I am delighted to report that the Australian Government is investing $12 million to support Australia’s 12 NHMRC-accredited Research Translation Centres (RTCs), with Monash Partners, receiving $1 million through… Read more...

Meet one of our 2025 STAR Clinician Fellows – Dr Toby Jeffcote 30 June 2025   Dr Toby Jeffcote, ICU Consultant at Alfred Health and Senior Research Fellow at ANZIC-RC, Monash University Research focus: To undertake health services research to improve outcomes for patients with… Read more...

Meet our Early and Mid-Career Researcher Awardees – Dr Laura Jolliffe 30 June 2025   Allied Health Research and Knowledge Translation Lead, Peninsula Health and Senior Researcher in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Monash University.  Research focus: improving how healthcare services deliver rehabilitation… Read more...

Meet one of our 2025 Implementation Mentoring Program Scholarship recipients – Sandy Foster 30 June 2025   Paediatric Tracheostomy and Respiratory Services Clinical Nurse Consultant at Monash Health.  Research project: Introducing safer and more effective ties to secure tracheostomy tubes when worn by infants and children… Read more...

Partnership to improve health outcomes set to continue with $2.9M awarded for research 26 June 2025 Equity Trustees have announced the continuation of their existing partnership with Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre with a further $2,946,945 to be provided for research to improve the health… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Prioritising consumers and community in our governance and research 26 May 2025   Monash Partners has had a long term commitment to the involvement of consumers and the community in research and research translation. I am delighted to welcome Ainslie Cahill AM… Read more...

Meet one of our 2025 Implementation Mentoring Program Scholarship recipients – Natalie Ngu 22 May 2025   Gastroenterologist at Monash Health and a PhD candidate through Monash University. Research project: A multidisciplinary home-based 28-day program for patients with decompensated cirrhosis. This project stems from Natalie's PhD… Read more...

Meet our Early and Mid-Career Researcher Awardees – Dr Rochelle Hine 22 May 2025   Senior Lecturer, Monash Rural Health, Monash University, Warragul Research focus: Prevention and early intervention, grounded in a social justice framework and an understanding of the social and economic factors… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Partnering for health translation impact 29 April 2025   Since 2017, Monash Partners has been pleased to partner with Equity Trustees through the Medical Research and Health Partner Program. The Equity Trustees Program generously supports the career development… Read more...

Meet our Early and Mid-Career Researcher Awardees – Dr Edward Zimbudzi 28 April 2025   Senior Lecturer, Monash Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University Research focus: optimising self-management interventions for people with diabetes and kidney disease and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Dr… Read more...

Meet one of our 2025 Implementation Mentoring Program Scholarship recipients – Danielle Byrne 28 April 2025   Cognition Clinical Lead and Occupational Therapist (OT), Monash Health Research project: To implement and embed the cognitive assessment framework into occupational therapy practice in a range of clinical settings… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Our commitment to data innovation 24 March 2025 The vision of the National Digital Health Strategy is an inclusive, sustainable and healthier future for all Australians through a connected and digitally enabled health system. Furthering our commitment to… Read more...

Implementing Improvement in Healthcare Monash Partners scholarships awarded 24 March 2025   Congratulations to the following recipients of the Monash Partners Scholarships for the 2025 Implementation Program Danielle Byrne Project aim: To implement and embed the cognitive assessment framework into occupational… Read more...

Meet our Early and Mid-Career Researcher Awardees – Dr Annie Lewis 18 March 2025   Research Translation Fellow, Eastern Health and La Trobe University Research focus: Demand management, reducing waitlists and improving access to outpatient, ambulatory and community health services. Dr Annie Lewis is… Read more...

From the Executive Director: Bridging Research and Quality Activities in Healthcare 24 February 2025   The Victorian Research Translation Centre Collaborative of Monash Partners, Melbourne Academic Centre for Health and Western Alliance, recently held an inaugural state-wide Summit focused on Bridging Research and Quality… Read more...

Meet our Early and Mid-Career Researcher Awardees – Associate Professor Jun Yang 18 February 2025   Head, Endocrine Hypertension Group, Hudson; Monash Health and Monash University Research focus: advancing best practice management of primary aldosteronism, a cause of hypertension, in Australia and internationally. Associate Professor… Read more...

There has never been a more important time for the Australian research community to pool its resources in order to tackle a global health crisis not seen in more than a century. These collaborative initiatives are already progressing to patient trials aiming to have impact on improving the health of COVID-19 patients, and keeping those clinicians on the frontline safer as they continue to deal with this pandemic on a daily basis.