A/Prof Magdalena Simonis was our the Constance Stone orator in 2022. A/Prof Simonis is a GP passionate about community health, chronic disease prevention, women’s and men’s health, and shared antenatal care. Amongst other things, she serves on the boards of Women’s Health Victoria, the Victorian Medical Women’s Society, the Breast Cancer Network… Read More »Constance Stone Oration 2022: A/Prof Magdalena Simonis
Event Report – CV Writing Workshop On Wednesday May 5th 2021, the VMWS hosted our annual CV Writing Workshop run by A/Prof Deb Colville. The event was a great success, with prospective doctors at all training levels and from many different educational settings in attendance on Zoom. A/Prof Colville’s extensive experience as a… Read More »VMWS 2021 CV Writing Workshop
Our annual, widely popular CV Writing and Interview Skills workshop was held last month as many cohorts of medical people began the annual process of applying for jobs, in particular our final year students looking to start their internship. Despite being unable to run the event in its usual format due… Read More »2020 VMWS CV Writing and Interview Skills Workshop: Online Edition
A group of Victorian medical women and their guests were fortunate to spend an Autumn morning exploring the Melbourne CBD in the 2020 Medical Women’s Walking Tour, guided by our in-house history buff and VMWS archivist, Dr Anne Stanaway. We met on the steps of Parliament House, the gardens of… Read More »Medical Women’s Walking Tour of Melbourne 2020
The annual VMWS ‘How we do what we do’ event is one that we eagerly anticipate. The theme and format of the event varies from year to year, and this year’s edition was especially unique. For the first time, the event was facilitated by an internationally accredited leadership trainer, namely… Read More »Leadership Workshop for Medical Women – How We Do What We Do 2020
Women at the UN Special Event © Desiree Yap Report written by Dr Madhura Naidu, VMWS Secretary and ICU Registrar The Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) was founded in 1919, when a group of medical women from various countries came together in New York City to have dinner and discuss… Read More »Medical Women’s International Association Centennial Congress New York City, 2019
Report written by Dr Magdalena Simonis, VMWS President On Saturday August 17th we hosted our annual VMWS literary event, with doctors and authors Dr Melanie Cheng and Dr Leah Kaminsky. The event was a fabulous and enriching experience for those who attended. We were given deep and personal insights into… Read More »VMWS Literary Event 2019
Pictured from left to right: Dr Heather Sheard; Dr Magdalena Simonis; Dr Ruth Lee On Tuesday May 7th we gathered on hallowed ground at The Welsh Church, in what was once the hall where the founders of the VMWS ran a community clinic and dispensary for women – what would… Read More »Book Launch: ‘Women to the Front’
Written by Hannah Soon, 4th Year Medical Student, University of Notre Dame Sydney On Saturday May 18th the Victorian Medical Women’s Society held their annual workshop to assist medical students and junior doctors in refining their re-employment approach. Entitled “How to Write A Stellar CV and Ace the Interview”, it… Read More »How to Write A Stellar CV and Ace the Interview
This Book Launch and Historical Exhibition was held at the Medical Museum in the Brownless Library, University of Melbourne, on Monday April 15th, 2019. The exhibition will remain open until November 2, 2019. Details of the book are at medicalhistorymuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au A number of VMWS members attended the launch including Dr Magdalena… Read More »Book Launch: ‘The Women’s: carers, advocates, and reformers’
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