Isabelle Nehma

Biography

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. We improve the health of our community through: Prevention and early intervention Community-based treatment and rehabilitation Highly specialised surgical and medical diagnosis, treatment and monitoring services Hospital and community-based mental health services Comprehensive sub-acute, aged care and palliative care programs Research, education and teaching the next generation of healthcare professionals Regional and state-wide specialist services More than 16,000 staff work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities.

Research Interest

Isabelle is a Clinical Trials Assistant (CTA) in the Early Phase Oncology Research Department at Monash Health, Clayton. She completed a Bachelor of Science with a double major in developmental biology and physiology in 2013 and then pursued postgraduate studies in Clinical Embryology (IVF). Both of these courses were through Monash University with the latter being taught in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology laboratories at Monash Health Clayton. During her studies, she was fortunate enough to collaborate on a number of research projects through the Neurophysiology Department and the Ritchie Centre for Foetal and Neonatal Health. In the past, she has worked as a medical secretary/assistant to the director of cardiology at Epworth Hospital Richmond and was actively involved in patient pre-admissions for various procedures including coronary angiograms, stents, PFO closures and TAVIs. In addition to this, she assisted various cardiologists in the weekly anticoagulation clinic. Prior to joining the Oncology Research Team, she worked as a CTA in the Haematology Research Team. This role definitely expanded her knowledge of clinical practice in a hospital setting and provided her with the skills required to adopt an active role within the fast-paced Clinical Trials Centre.