Students and Young Professionals in Public Health (SYPPH) Committee
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The SYPPH Committee is a group of dedicated young professionals who organise activities for students and young professionals for the Public Health Association.
The Committee has close links to student and young professional representatives in the branches.
The SYPPH Committee meets monthly and all committee members are volunteers.
The Early Career Professional representative on the Board of the PHAA oversees the SYPPH Committee activities. The Early Career Professional Board member ensures that the PHAA include a dedicated focus on providing opportunities for students and young professionals in public health.
To learn more about the SYPPH Committee and its conception, read our Terms of Reference.
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PHAA_SYPPH
Current SYPPH Committee Members
Kevin Mao | Vic (Early Career Professional, Board of PHAA)
Kevin is an aspiring public health focused clinician-scientist working
to integrate bench-to-bedside discoveries into the global community
utilising population health measures. In 2021, he joined the SYPPH
committee to apply his theoretical training, work together with
passionate students and early career professionals and make a measurable
impact in motivating all those interested in public health. Kevin is
interested in exploring the intersectionality and entirety of the
healthcare pipeline, from drug discovery, clinical trials to
commercialisation and community implementation. Through his professional
experiences in biomedical research, public health and business
development, Kevin ultimately endeavours to champion and empower his
fellow peers and colleagues to join him in forging a multidisciplinary
health career. Kevin is a passionate volunteer with numerous
not-for-profit organisations and is involved with healthcare consulting
and investing. Kevin is both a Bachelor of Biomedicine graduate, and
currently a MD Candidate with the University of Melbourne.
- Tom Browne | NSW
- Danielle Gavanescu | Qld
- Anastassia Demesko | Qld
- Shayal Prasad | NSW
- Ian Epondulan | NSW
- Simone McCarthy | Vic
- Maria Cabrera-Aguas | NSW
- Rhea Goundar | NSW
- Cecilia Li | NSW
- Isabelle Haklar | SA
- Stella Harris | NSW
Outgoing committee members:
- Courtney Thompson
- Madeline Forbes
- Hannah Warriner
- Shannen Vallesi