UNSW Medicine Newsletter - 9 December 2011


General News

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General News



Best wishes for the festive season


We wish you well and thank you for your contribution to the Faculty throughout 2011. We look forward to working with you again next year.

We hope you and your family have a safe and happy holiday season.



Dean's Awards 2011 Recipients


Congratulations to the recipients of the The Dean's awards, announced at a presentation held on 17 November.

A list of the recipients and photos from the event go to - http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/medweb.nsf/page/deansawards



Learning and Teaching News


Learning & Teaching Awards 2011 Recipients


Congratulations to the recipients of the Faculty's Learning & Teaching Awards 2011. These awards were presented at the Faculty's Learning and Teaching Forum on Wednesday 7 December by Professor Phil Jones, Associate Dean of Education. Professor Jones commended the strong nominations for each of the awards, noting that the award panels found ranking the nominees for each of the awards very difficult.

The Faculty is pleased to be able to recognise this high standard and commits to encourage and support the excellent teaching and student care by our many and varied teaching, administrative and technical staff in 2012. For more information on the Faculty's Learning and Teaching Strategy, please see the revised L&T Plan for 2011-12 downloadable from the Faculty L&T page: http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/medweb.nsf/page/Learning+and+Teaching
  • Award for Teaching Excellence – Lois Meyer (Senior Research Fellow, SPHCM)
  • Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning – Amanda Boyce (Lecturer, Dept. of Physiology, SoMS)
  • Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning – Glenda Lawrence (Associate Dean (Postgraduate Coursework), SPHCM)
  • Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning – Richard Vickery (Senior Lecturer, Dept of Physiology, SoMS)
  • Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching – John Langlands (Senior Lecturer, Drug Development Unit, SoMS)
  • Award for Excellence in Enhancing the Student Experience – Carmen Robinson (Administrative Officer, SoMS / BSB Office)
Amanda Boyce and Phil Jones
Amanda Boyce
Glenda Lawrence and Phil Jones
Glenda Lawrence
Richard Vickery and Phil Jones
Richard Vickery
John Langlands and Phil Jones
John Langlands


Finance News


New Finance Helpdesk


In the coming months a network of new Finance help desks under the umbrella name "FinAssist" will be introduced.

The Accounts Receivable introduced FinAssist on December 5. To find out more visit the news section on the Finance website (www.fin.edu.au) or use this link http://www.fin.unsw.edu.au/FinAssist


Library News



Procedures Consult - trial


The library is providing trial access to Procedures Consult - an online streaming video tool containing high quality video, text and illustrations for common medical procedures. Trial ends 31 December 2011. We welcome any comments and feedback as these inform our decision as to whether to purchase.

CSIRO eBook


CSIRO PUBLISHING is Australia's premier science publisher. Over 250 titles are now available in electronic format. Access is currently available via the Library: CSIRO eBOOK Collection


Please contact your Outreach Librarian for more information on any of the above.


Current News Stories


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