Professor Nancy Baxter MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS.
Head, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Professor Baxter is a clinical epidemiologist, surgeon and health services researcher and is currently the Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Australia’s #1 School of Public Health. Nancy moved from Toronto to Melbourne in February 2020 for the adventure, and COVID did not disappoint her! As a researcher, Nancy has been in the public eye for a number of publications particularly in the area of cancer screening and quality of surgical care. She has over 300 peer-reviewed articles and has had continual national (Canadian) research funding for almost 20 years. As a public health leader, Professor Baxter has been a leading voice in the Australia media during the pandemic, helping Australians understand the pandemic and how their individual and collective actions can have real impact on the health of their families and communities.
Head, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Professor Baxter is a clinical epidemiologist, surgeon and health services researcher and is currently the Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Australia’s #1 School of Public Health. Nancy moved from Toronto to Melbourne in February 2020 for the adventure, and COVID did not disappoint her! As a researcher, Nancy has been in the public eye for a number of publications particularly in the area of cancer screening and quality of surgical care. She has over 300 peer-reviewed articles and has had continual national (Canadian) research funding for almost 20 years. As a public health leader, Professor Baxter has been a leading voice in the Australia media during the pandemic, helping Australians understand the pandemic and how their individual and collective actions can have real impact on the health of their families and communities.