Spotlight on Indigenous Health at QIMR

Spotlighting Careers in Indigenous Health and Science

This is a collaborative Indigenous Science Education project conducted in partnership with Education Queensland. The Arthur Earle Youth Foundation Ltd is the major sponsor for the project.

The aims of the project are to:

• Encourage students to pursue a career in health or science
• Undertake research in the field of Indigenous Health
• Provide "hands on" work experience in a science laboratory
• Promote an understanding of Indigenous cultures

The Spotlighting Careers in Indigenous Health and Science Program is aimed at encouraging Indigenous high school students (years 10 and 11) from remote and rural areas of Queensland to become more interested in science and health, and in the long term, to pursue a career in science, research and / or health. The program is conducted over four or five days in Brisbane. Some of the activities included in the program are: Hands on experience in QIMR laboratories Visits to local universities to gather information about different health and science courses, requirements for entry and support programs for those who study at university Visits to hospital sites and community health centres Participation in seminars about Indigenous health Workshops with CSIRO Cultural activities including visiting the Sciencecentre at Southbank

Student feedback about the Spotlight Program What did you enjoy most about work experience at QIMR? "Learning "hands on" doing experiments, feeling like a "real scientist" in a lab coat and gloves which makes me feel smart and knowing all the scientific terms smart people use"

In the past, students have come from: Atherton, Bamaga, Cairns Cooktown, Gladstone, Glenmore Gordonvale, Hughenden, Mabel Park Mareeba, Mossman, Moura North Rockhampton, Tannum, Sands Thursday Island, Woodridge, Woree More Information on our Indigenous Health Research Programs ? Here is our brochure on  Indigenous Health Research programs at QIMR Or contact: Ms Gail Garvey Gail.Garvey@qimr.edu.au

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