Yu practiced as a Resident Obstetrician in a large teaching hospital in China for a year before completing her PhD at CDU in 2008. She now leads the Statistical and Health Economics team within the College of Nursing and Midwifery.
Dr Janine Joyce is Associate Professor/ Head of Discipline (Acting) at the College of Health and Human Sciences at Charles Darwin University.
Sara Shishehgar, Lecturer in Nursing at CDU (Sydney Campus) since 2022
As a dietitian, Claire Bowditch has always been interested in helping others live healthy lives. So, it’s no surprise that studying a 6-month Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management 100% online was so appealing.
Professor Benjamin Tan is the Head of School (Nursing) in the Faculty of Health at Charles Darwin University.
The Bachelor of Nursing prepares students for the role of a Registered Nurse, to deliver the highest quality, patient-centred care to people of all ages in a variety of settings. The postgraduate programs provide nurses with options for enhancing their careers and preparing them for leadership roles. Our programs qualify for ‘away from base’ funding for Indigenous students.
Kamala is the senior researcher and senior lecturer committed to public health and tropical medicine and has more than 10 years of field experience in Africa and Asia, coordinating clinical trials to inform treatment of the management of infectious diseases.
The Bachelor of Midwifery prepares students for the role of Registered Midwife. The program is underpinned by a philosophy of woman-centred care and provides learning opportunities to prepare the students to function as reflective, compassionate, safe and competent midwives. Our programs qualify for ‘away from base’ funding for indigenous people. We have expert Indigenous midwives involved in teaching and research.
As a GP in Timor Leste, Dr Merita Monteiro saw lots of examples of communicable disease in her clinic. Thanks to the partnership between CDU, the Menzies School of Health Research and the Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste, Dr Monteiro is learning from the best to help tackle these diseases in her home country while she's studying public health. When Merita graduated with a medical degree in Cuba back in 2011, she had no idea that eventually she’d end up in Darwin studying a Master of Public Health.
Dr Hughes mixed-methods research includes quantitative measures, longitudinal datasets, qualitative research and partnering with patient experts and community leaders and clinician collaborators to prioritise and develop research priorities and deliver research impact.