Project Description
[fullwidth backgroundcolor=”” backgroundimage=”” backgroundrepeat=”no-repeat” backgroundposition=”left top” backgroundattachment=”scroll” video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” bordersize=”0px” bordercolor=”” borderstyle=”” paddingtop=”20px” paddingbottom=”20px” paddingleft=”0px” paddingright=”0px” menu_anchor=”” equal_height_columns=”no” hundred_percent=”no” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”single” sep_color=”” class=”” id=””]Professor Peter Ebeling[/title]I am Head of the Department of Medicine at the School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, based at Monash Medical Centre. Our Department is over 50 years old and the inaugural Professor, Professor Bryan Hudson was also an endocrinologist. He went on to become President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and brought many honours to the Departments in its early days.
I am also Chair of the Division of Medicine at Monash Health and this is a role that aims to bring physicians together as a group to discuss clinical practice, research and teaching. The Division is very proud that one of our own basic physician trainees, Dr Megan Brown, has just been awarded the Bryan Hudson Medal for being the top candidate in Australasia for the combined written and clinical FRACP first part examination. Dr Brown’s achievement is a testament to the success of our team approach to physician training at Monash
I am also the lead for clinical research in the MHTP development, which is incredibly exciting. It is certainly a major reason I chose to come to work here just over 4 months ago.
I also serve in an honorary capacity on the Boards of national and international non-government organisations, including Osteoporosis Australia, the Endocrine Society of Australia, and the International Osteoporosis Foundation, based in Geneva.
I am also Editor-in-Chief of Bone Reports and Editor of Clinical Endocrinology, scientific Journals based in London and Oxford, respectively.
I was a fairly sickly child and grew up in the western suburbs of Melbourne where there were few family doctors. Doctors therefore seemed very important to me then and to also have community leadership roles. So I always wanted to be one. In my last role as Head of the Northwest Academic Centre for the University of Melbourne I was responsible for the setting up of two new Clinical Schools at Western and Northern Health with the aim of training doctors who will continue to work in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne. I felt very happy about this.
