View media and news items relating to Australia's first-ever Masters-level cancer sciences program.
Delivered 100% online, this multi-disciplinary program will develop your skills in clinical care and research and enable you to meet complex needs when it comes to the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer.
A new specialist university Masters degree will upskill researchers and professionals working in the cancer field, and has been developed with the support of the Victorian Government.
GP Dr Alia Kaderbhai is among the first doctors in Australia to undertake a Masters of Cancer Sciences, a new degree at the University of Melbourne.
The Albury-Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund has launched annual scholarships of up to $10,000 for the centre's nursing staff to keep them up to date with research and best practise.
Nicole Webb, Albury Wodonga Health Cancer Care Coordinator, and clinical research nurse with the Border Medical Oncology Research Unit fits a lot into her day. Her schedule includes work, a family and study for a Master of Cancer Sciences part-time online.
In the past, it may have been acceptable for doctors to keep up to date with the latest advances by reading a few journals and attending the occasional conference. But with medicine advancing faster than ever before, is that enough?
Enter a new degree in cancer that is sending GPs, oncologists, pharmacists, nurses, dentists and other medical professionals back to school.
This video is a component of the subject 'Foundations of Cancer' - the first subject in the online Master of Cancer Sciences course created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre. This ground-breaking, multidisciplinary program gives students the opportunity to learn from leading cancer clinicians and researchers via an innovative and engaging online curriculum.
This lesson is presented by Dr David Kok, Convenor of the Cancer Sciences program and a radiation oncologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
Whether you're working across a scientific field or you’re in clinical care, the Master of Cancer Sciences has been designed to produce leaders in the fields of cancer care, research, prevention and education.