17 February (Tuesday)

9.00 am to 4.30 pm

Various locations.  Meet at Reception, Level 7, Dept Medicine, LTB

17 February (Tuesday)

Tour of Austin Hospital Library and complete application forms for borrowing rights. Tour of Austin Hospital staff/public facilities.
Anne McLean, Chief Librarian, Austin Health

Austin Hospital Library, Level 4, Lance Townsend Building

26 February
(Thursday)

Lecture. How to conduct on-line searches for scientific literature using the University and Hospital libraries and other internet outlets.
Patrick Condron, University of Melbourne Library

26 February
(Thursday)

Lecture.  EndNote is a software bibliographic package that stores information gathered from all types of sources.  Includes creating a library, adding references, downloading references from a database, inserting them from EndNote into a Word document, and formatting a bibliography.
Patrick Condron, University of Melbourne Library

Download your copy of EndNote prior to the session.

Notes will be distributed in the week prior to this lecture. This will provide students with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the program and to ask specific questions regarding the use of EndNote during the lecture.

9.30 am to 1.00 pm

ESJ King Lecture Theatre, 3rd floor, Medical Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville campus

2 March
(Monday)

Overview of University services and grievance processes available free of charge to all students.  How to get confidential assistance and information you need to resolve both academic and personal issues.
Howard Wilson, Senior student support advisor, Advocacy Service, University of Melbourne Student Union.

2 March
(Monday)

Workshop.  How to structure & critically analyse literature, how to reference literature used etc.
Academic Skills Unit, University of Melbourne

Workshop.  Introduction to the policy and procedures of the Austin Health Bioresources Facility including tour of the level 9 and Repat Animal Houses and hands-on small animal handling session.
Brent Fullerton, Austin Health BioResources Centre Manager

10 March (Tuesday)

Comprehensive Lecture on Occupational Health and Safety. Topics include: 
1. Manual Handling and Ergonomics
2. Risk Management
3. Personal Protective Equipment
4. Chemical Management
5. Biohazard Laboratory Safety
6. Radiation Management
Alison Hunt-Sturman, University of Melbourne

Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB

24 March (Tuesday)

How to Keep Your Audience Awake

Lecture. How to deliver effective oral presentations.
Dr Sianna Panagiotopoulos, Dept Medicine.

22 April (Wednesday)

Ten rules for the presentation and interpretation of data in publications

Lecture. Data presentation and interpretation
Prof David Vaux, Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University

Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB

30 March (Monday)

Critical Thinking

Lecture.
Prof Joe Proietto, Dept Medicine

31 March
(Tuesday)

MRI: From Bench to Bedside

Lecture. How basic science research and clinical research can lead to improvements in patient care, treatment, etc
Dr John Archer, Dept Medicine

Dept Surgery Lecture Theatre, Level 8, LTB

Workshop – Covers guidelines and tips for Poster Presentations at conferences including:
1) writing the abstract,
2) preparing a poster, and
3) presenting the poster.
Dr Daniela Sartor, Dept Medicine

Date, time & venue to be confirmed

Research - the Big Picture

Interactive Lecture – Big science stories and discoveries.
Prof Arthur Shulkes, Associate Dean of Research & Dept Surgery, University of Melbourne

28 July
(Tuesday)

How to Write a Thesis

Workshop.  Covers generic components of a thesis, organising content, structural integrity of a thesis.
Dr Rachel Davey, Dept Medicine

28 July
(Tuesday)

What Next?

Lecture. A career in science – Where to from here?
Dr Helen MacLean, Dept Medicine