Western Health is committed to providing Best Care to our community. Underpinning Western Health’s world-class clinical care is our commitment to research and education. One key initiative of our Strategic Directions is to “build stronger connections between and amongst researchers, educators, clinical leaders and frontline staff, through multidisciplinary projects, learning and innovation”. This is achieved by fostering curiosity and supporting staff to lead and participate in research.
Research Week is held each October at Western Health, to celebrate the great research undertaken at the health service and to learn more about our future initiatives and innovations.
As part of this important week Nursing & Midwifery holds a session which focuses on celebrating the work and projects undertaken by nurse and midwife researchers. During this week we also bestow Research Grants and the Mavis Mitchell Scholarship to support nursing-led and midwifery-led research at Western Health.
Research Week 2024:
It was wonderful to celebrate the high caliber of nurse and midwife-led research being undertake at Western Health during Research Week. This year the Nursing & Midwifery Research session will be held on Thursday 10 October 2024 between 2:00 – 4:00pm in the Sunshine Hospital Auditorium and online.
This year our new Chair of Nursing Professor Rochelle Wynne will be our keynote speaker, and we will also be bestowing our annual Nursing & Midwifery Research Grants at the session. Come along to hear from your colleagues on the fantastic nurse-led and midwife-led research being undertaken here at Western Health.
Interested in presenting your research at the Nursing & Midwifery session or submitting a poster? This year we have two types of presentations available, oral and poster presentations. As an incentive, this year we are delighted to announce there will be a $250 prize for the best oral presentation and $250 for the best poster presentation. Please submit an abstract outlining your work by email to [email protected] prior to 20 September 2024. E-Posters are to be provided as PDF file to be uploaded by 4 October 2024 for viewing and voting.
Nursing & Midwifery Research Grants:
Each year the Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery seeks applications from Western Health staff for grant funding to undertake dedicated nursing and/or midwifery research.
There are two Nursing & Midwifery Research Grants awarded each year:
- Nursing Research Grant ($15,000)
- Midwifery Research Grant ($15,000)
There is also one Research Grant of $10,000 open to a nurse or midwife:
- Denise Paterson Research Grant ($10,000)
These are exciting opportunities for nurses and midwifes to be innovative, lead research and contribute to an improvement in practice and better patient outcomes.
These Nursing & Midwifery Research Grants are bestowed annually during Research Week, at the Nursing & Midwifery Research session.
Click here to view the past recipients of these grants.
Mavis Mitchell Memorial Scholarship:
The Mavis Mitchell Memorial Scholarship is a $5,000 award or scholarship granted to Registered Nurses and/or Midwives, who are employed within Western Health. Applications will be accepted by individuals or a team.
The intent of the scholarship is to provide funding to enable and assist eligible Registered Nurses/Midwives to undertake a service improvement/quality project or research in any activity approved by the Selection Committee. The project or research must be beneficial to our clients, or to the community served by Western Health, in the opinion of the Selection Committee. This project or research can be by an individual or group.
Click here to view the past recipients of the Mavis Mitchell Scholarship.
Tippet Trust Scholarship:
The prestigious Tippet Trust Postgraduate Scholarship is aimed at providing significant financial support for nurses or midwives wishing to develop and/or upgrade their knowledge and skills in a clinical specialty. The Tippet Trust Postgraduate Scholarship is offered to an outstanding candidate who has applied for one of Western Health postgraduate scholarships.
Click here to view the past recipients of the Tippet Trust Scholarship.