Jaffly Chen It’s impossible to pigeonhole 23-year-old Jaffly Chen. He’s just started working as a junior doctor in Orange, and when he’s not seeing patients he might be participating in an MIT Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. Or, he might be consulting for behavioural health startup tech Perx. He was born and bred in Sydney, but he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Newcastle/University of New England Joint Medical Program. During his undergraduate at UON, he studied in Gosford and Maitland, while regularly taking advantage of opportunities at the University’s Newcastle City campus. He also studied abroad in the States and Europe. Jaffly is a prestigious Westpac Scholar, and he’s just been accepted for a dual Master’s degree in public health and health management at the University of New South Wales. To call him a go-getter wouldn’t do him justice. A variety of factors have led him to where he is. He has a supportive family, he’s always pursued his interests and he’s benefitted so much from the University of Newcastle’s Integrated Innovation Network (I2N). He grew up in a
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Meet RMA18 Ambassador Jaffly Chen
As a final-year medical student from NSW and budding future rural generalist, Jaffly Chen believes that the challenges associated with a career in rural medicine make for a better doctor overall. “A career in rural medicine is extremely unique. To me, it’s about variety and opportunity, an extended scope of practice, enticing lifestyle, and a desire to give back to a community which has welcomed me with more than just welcome arms,” he said. “I’ve loved every town I’ve visited on placement because the community has always welcomed me immediately as one of their own. Rural Australia is such a wonderful place to work, not only because of the people, but because I truly believe it’s the best place to settle down and raise a family whilst still being able to enjoy all the other passions one has in life. “I recently started learning how to fly small planes, so perhaps in the future I might be one of those doctors flying from town to town in a little Cessna helping out wherever I can!” Jaffly was lucky enough to
Congratulations to the Award winners @HIC 2018
Congratulations to the 2018 Award winners announced at last night’s gala dinner during HIC 2018 in Sydney. It was a night filled with memories, reminiscing and rekindled friendships across the health informatics community which founded HISA 25 years ago. AWARD WINNERS The Jon Hilton award For Excellence in Primary Care Informatics was presented to Assoc Professor Terry Hannan, from the University of Tasmania, and Visiting Fellow, Centre for Health Informatics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Certified Health Informatician Australasia and Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics. This is awarded to a person or organisation who best personifies the priorities for which Jon was such an advocate. These include innovation in primary, community care and chronic disease management. The Joan Edgecumbe Award was presented to Jaffly Chen from the University of New England and the University of Newcastle. Don Walker Awards Best Industry Abstract: Dr Zachary Tan, CancerAid for the abstract titled: CancerAid: An Oncology Digital Companion for Patient-Reported Outcomes with Electronic Health Record Integration. Best Clinical Abstract: Associate Professor Cheryl McCullagh, The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network for the abstract titled: My Health Memory: Patient