News

January, 2003
RETIREMENT: Professor Douglas M SAUNDERS
On January 31st, 2003, Prof Saunders retired from the Headship of the Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Our thanks for a job well done and best wishes in your retirement.

CONGRATULATIONS: Professor Brian TRUDINGER
Head of the Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

June, 2002
"For service to medicine in the areas of obstetrics, gynaecology, reproductive endocrinology planning as a leading practitioner, researcher and educator, and to establishment of professional and educational standards".
CONGRATULATIONS to Professor Ian S FRASER AO - Officer of the Order of Australia

November, 2002
NIH has provided $ 2.5 million over 5 years, to Australian rsearchers, to investigate links between contraception and menstrual bleeding. Collaborators in the Asutralian joint venture include Sydney Centre fo Reproductive Health Research - joint initiative between University of Sydney and Family Planning Association Health - University of Western Australia, Royal Women's Hospital (Melbourne), University of Queensland and Prince Henry's Institute for Medical Research (Melbourne).

Professor Ian Fraser will co-ordinate research into "break-through bleeding" and its potential management. For detials on clinical trials and volunteer recruitment, contact Dr R Markham: Ph 02 9352 2722
CONGRATULATIONS to Professor Ian S FRASER AO

Current students (Master course in Reproductive Health Science & Human Genetics):

STUDENT	COURSE	COUNTRY

Alhousani, M		UAE
Al-Jefout, M	MM	Jordan
Al-Odat, I
Ambreen, S	MM	Pakistan
Bu, Y	MM	China
Cheong, S	MSc	Malaysia
Deans, R
Gomes, KR	MM	Bangladesh
Howe, P	MSc
Hurrell, E	MSc
Javid, N	MM
Kaur, R	MSc	India
Kim, W-T
Lau, D	MSc	New Zealand
Lemcke, S	MSc
Li, D	MSc
Li, Jingsong	MM
Li, Jingyan	MM	China
Liew, J	MSc	Malaysia
Lim, D
Liu, L		China
Marivar, K	MSc	India
Mirzaie, M	MM	Iran
Njogu, P	MM	Kenya
Ong, K	MM
Palam, M P	MM
Peate, M	MSc
Peric, H	MM
Ponnam-Palam, M	MM
Porter, K	MSc
Pratap, S	MSc
Reeves, G
Schulke, L		USA
Scott, J	MSc
Sivananthan, T
Smirnova, S	MM
Tan, L	MM
Vo, T
Wei, NF		Malayasia
Xie, Q	MM	China
Zevallos, HB	MM	Mexico
Zieschang, J

Congratulations:
Kanya, T (Swaziland) + Judio, M - recepients of Australian Development Scholarship (AUSAID)

CME points allocated to Masters in Reproductive Health Science & Human Genetics
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has adjudicated on our Masters course. This course has been assessed as a Continuing Medical Education (CME) activity. Accordingly, CME points will be awarded on satisfactory completion major and minor subjects, respectively.