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Incredibly honoured to have been named as the flagbearer for Australia at the recent One Young World – Munich 2021 Summit! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make it over there in person but still got to flag-bear digitally! Extremely inspired by the work that countless youth are doing across the world to advance social and environmental causes. One can only hope to make as much of a dent in the world as they already have. Shout out to Novartis for their support with the Reimagining Healthcare Scholarship!

A few months ago I had the pleasure of being the Guest of Honour at the University of New England (AU)‘s O-Week celebrations. In my commencement speech, I emphasised that these would be some of the most important, fun, and transformative years of our lives. I also mentioned that these might be some of the most difficult and stressful as well. To those who are about to enter into their very first university exam period, know that you wouldn’t be here if you couldn’t do it! Study hard, but take care of yourself first. If you ever need anyone to talk to or are looking for someone to get some advice, my inbox is always free! Good luck and go rock it! Below is the full text of my speech! =========================================================================== Hello, hello, hello! It is with immense pleasure that I am here today giving this alumni speech. What a wonderful, sunny day to host this event, and what an exciting time for you all! I’m here today with the hope that sharing some of my experiences and thoughts will helpContinue readingUNE Matriculation Speech

Thrilled to have been profiled by the folks at “Your Big Year”. Special shout out to Rachel Head for organising the whole experience! In the interview, we talked about bettering lives through technology (LyfVR!), my experiences and stories from studying at the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship and my thoughts on supporting and encouraging the next generation of young entrepreneurs and social innovators. Click here to read the full interview.

IT’S hard to hear the concern over an upcoming COVID-19 outbreak when the leading man behind Tamworth’s Respiratory Clinic is so upbeat. But as bookings spaces for tests start to fill up as other parts of the country experience outbreaks, Director of Tamworth Respiratory Clinic Dr Jaffly Chen is preparing for the possibility of an oncoming surge. Before the outbreaks in Melbourne and Sydney, the clinic would do around 70 to 80 tests a day. Since then, they have been doing over 100. “Even though we are doing over 100 tests a day, it is very efficient. A patient is typically only in the clinic for a fewminutes,” he explained. “Within one to two days, you’ll have a result.” Despite the numerous tests taken, the only positive result he has seen is the number of people being conscientious enough to get swabbed. “Yes we have seen an increase in people without symptoms wanting to get tested but for all the right reasons – which is not a bad thing,” he explained. A lot of those are not sure if theyContinue readingTamworth Respiratory Clinic leader Dr Jaffly Chen outlines increase in testing since ‘second wave’ outbreaks across NSW

A junior doctor who spent the past year working at a hospital in Orange, in NSW’s Central West, has been forced to postpone a long-awaited trip to China due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, while Dr Jaffly Chen is stuck in Australia, his parents were visiting family in China in the Guangdong Province near Hong Kong when the outbreak occurred. He said they were still there and may miss his sister’s university graduation. Dr Chen was a finalist for the Australian Medical Association Junior Medical Officer of the year award for 2019 and with his internship at Orange hospital due to finish at the end of next month he was planning to fly to China where he has been awarded a scholarship. Dr Chen was awarded a Schwarzman Scholarship, which is due to start in August at Tsinghua University in Beijing. “I was going to be spending time at a hospital [in Shanghai] doing an internship next term,” Dr Chen said. “It was one of those opportunities that was too good to pass up, even just to help out becauseContinue readingCoronavirus outbreak, Dr Jaffly Chen to stay in China for Schwarzman Scholarship

UNSW Sydney student Dr Jaffly Chen has been selected for the prestigious Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2021 in China. Dr Jaffly Chen, a current Westpac Future Leaders Scholar studying a Master of Public Health/Master of Health Management at UNSW Sydney, has been chosen for the Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2021. He is the second student from UNSW to join the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship program since its inception five years ago. The Schwarzman Scholarship is a program inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship and is located at Tsinghua University in Beijing. It provides promising young leaders with a master’s degree in Global Affairs and a better understanding of China. “During my time in China I would like to focus on how we can learn from China’s innovations in medical technology and digital health to improve rural healthcare in Australia. One amazing example is how the Chinese are now experimenting with 5G networks to perform neurosurgery remotely,” Dr Chen said. The Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2021 comprises of 145 students from 41 countries and 108 universities. The class will enrol in August 2020. “I’m looking forward toContinue readingUNSW student receives Schwarzman Scholarship

A city boy has found a passion for regional medicine and now he wants to improve the system for people living in the bush. Jaffly Chen has been announced as a 2019 Westpac Scholar and he’s using the opportunity to start a conversation around rural medicine. He spoke with Kia Handley. To see the original post, click here.

Residents of Orange aged care facilities have been ‘walking through’ the streets they grew up in and visiting New York from their armchairs this month. A virtual reality technology has given seniors the chance to relive favourite memories and have experiences they’d thought might not be impossible. Orange hospital’s Dr Jaffly Chen has been doing the rounds at Uniting Orange and St Francis Aged Care with his virtual reality goggles and controller which can project images from Google Earth or use video to create the retirees chosen experience. This is the kind of technology most seniors have never heard of, and definitely have never experienced in a rural area Dr Jaffly Chen Dr Chen said one gentleman, a lover of car racing, asked to sit in the driver’s seat of a Formula 1 vehicle. “‘Unbelievable’, is a pretty common response,” Dr Chen said. The Orange intern has introduced the program after being awarded a $120,000 scholarship to combine medicine and technology to improve healthcare in regional areas. The Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship was given to 17 recipients to help themContinue readingDr Jaffly Chen introduces virtual reality to Uniting Orange and St Francis Aged Care

An intern from Orange hospital who was awarded a $120,000 scholarship this year is hoping to combine medicine and technology to improve healthcare in regional areas. Jaffly Chen received the $120,000 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship in February to look at ways of using technology and medicine in rural health where there are less resources and distance is an issue. “Why help thousands of people in a year when I can help millions or billions through public policy,” Dr Chen said. “What I hope is to move into an area where I can use technology to bridge that gap between rural and urban healthcare.” The world we are living in today is going to be vastly different in five to 10 years. Dr Jaffly Chen Dr Chen said through his experience in regional health he wants to overcome issues such as distance and look at the conditions that lead to people requiring medical treatment. He said there was enthusiasm and need in country areas for technological solutions, however, there was also less understanding of what technology was out there. Dr ChenContinue readingJaffly Chen looked to the future with $120,000 scholarship

Two outstanding UNSW students from Medicine and Science have been awarded Westpac Future Leaders scholarships worth up to $120,000 each to undertake postgraduate studies. Nicole Ee of UNSW Science and Jaffly Chen of UNSW Medicine are recipients of Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships. Two outstanding UNSW students from Medicine and Science have been awarded Westpac Future Leaders scholarships worth up to $120,000 each to undertake postgraduate studies. Nicole Ee from UNSW Science and Jaffly Chen from UNSW Medicine will also receive a nine-month bespoke leadership development program and the opportunity to study abroad. They join 17 scholarship recipients in total from nine universities investigating solutions to some of Australia’s most complex issues. Nicole Ee will use her scholarship to explore the relationship between social engagement and dementia risk. Through a PhD in Psychology at UNSW, Ms Ee will investigate if early intervention and increased social engagement may mitigate the onset or progression of dementia. “I’m delighted to be a part of the Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship program,” says Ms Ee. “The scholarship will provide me with exciting collaborative networks, global opportunities for learning,Continue readingUNSW graduates awarded Westpac scholarships