News

White Coat Wednesday: Dr Jesse St. Pierre

Published on: 12 January 2021

Director of Enrollment Management, Sue Barrosse sits down with recent UQ Ochsner medical graduate Dr. Jesse St. Pierre, M.D. to talk about his role as a Student Ambassador.

Ochsner administers 22,112 vaccines over two days

Published on: 12 January 2021

As COVID-19 continues to impact our communities, Ochsner Health is proud to lead the way in ending this pandemic through the vaccination of our employees, patients and community members.

Mental illness sufferers should be given COVID-19 vaccine priority

Published on: 16 December 2020

Researchers call for people with mental illness to have top priority for COVID-19 vaccine

Ochsner Health donates 20,000 windowed masks to schools across Louisiana

Published on: 7 December 2020

Ochsner Health kicked off the holiday season early this year by donating 20,000 windowed masks to schools and school systems across Louisiana.

World-first skin cancer treatment aims to help transplant patients

Published on: 3 December 2020

A new medication which can be applied to the skin could help prevent organ transplant recipients from developing harmful skin cancers.

Teaching the next generation

Published on: 26 November 2020

Behind every medical student is a village of physicians who dedicate their time to teach the next generation of doctors.

Making dreams a reality

Published on: 25 November 2020

The dreams of 103 University of Queensland Ochsner medical graduates have become a reality as they successfully completed their medical education and now take their next steps as doctors.

Encouraging diversity in medicine

Published on: 13 November 2020

COVID-19 outreach work wins AMA Impact Challenge

Published on: 9 November 2020

A team of University of Queensland Ochsner medical students have been named winners in the 2020 American Medical Association’s (AMA) Health Systems Science Student and Resident Impact Challenge.

How Immunotherapy helped a stage 4 Lung Cancer patient

One of the most exciting innovations in cancer treatment is something called immunotherapy. It's a method using the body's own immune system to control and eliminate cancer. Learn how a Louisiana man benefited from this therapy in his fight against lung cancer.

Surgeon values lessons learned half a world away

Alumnus and now general surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital in Florida explains how exposure to two different healthcare systems has shaped the doctor he is today.

UQ Ochsner student awarded the 2020 Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Scholarship

Published on: 14 October 2020

University of Queensland Ochsner medical student Donald Chang has been recognised with a James W. Brooks Medical Student Scholarship from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA).

Discover your passion for pathology

Monica Miyakawa-Liu, a fourth-year medical student and president of the UQ-Ochsner Pathology Interest Group hopes to give students more exposure to the role of pathologists and allow them to make a fully informed decision about their specialty options.

Medical student mobilization during a pandemic

Medical students nationwide have shown their determination and resilience through service projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out how our medical students mobilized themselves during the pandemic.

CSL signs agreement with Australian Government for UQ vaccine supply

Published on: 7 September 2020

The Australian Government has signed a deal with CSL for the supply of 51 million doses of the UQ COVID-19 vaccine, if clinical trials prove successful.

Gift wrapped for Haiti

Due to COVID-19 restrictions our medical students weren't able travel to Haiti for their Medicine in Society rotation along with much needed medical supplies - so they sent them all wrapped in a beautiful ambulance.

Taking a Hep C cure to the streets

They're colourful, loud and on the move. Meet the UQ graduates and doctors changing lives and removing the stigma of Hepatitis C.

Healthcare Technology Interest Group – at the intersection of technology and healthcare

Global health is local health: A multidisciplinary perspective of COVID-19

Published on: 8 July 2020

In this paper, they review the multidisciplinary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across the healthcare system.

American Medical Student Association (AMSA) – a resource to become better doctors beyond the books

AMSA is a national chapter with the mission to “reshape medicine as future physicians and see a world where health care is accessible, medicine is affordable, and systems support the diversity”. The UQ Ochsner chapter acts on the national mission through student advocacy, education, and outreach events.

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