Clinical Research Assistant
蚕耻补濒颈蹿颈肠补迟颈辞苍:听Master of Public Health, BSc (Hons) Psychology
Year of Graduation:听2021
Education Provider:听Edith Cowan University
Job Title: Clinical Research Assistant
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Country of origin: Sri Lanka听
Are there any notable experiences from your time studying you鈥檇 like to share?鈥�听
Opportunity to work in various programs such as Dr Michael Mosley Australia鈥檚 Health Revolution program.
If you could tell your graduate self-one piece of career advice, what would it be and why?鈥�听
Keep seeking all 番茄社区opportunities available and fearlessly put yourself out there. Believe anything is possible and never stop trying. 听
Tell us about your experience since leaving ECU. How has your career progressed to date? Any professional achievements you鈥檇 like to share?鈥�听
I was able to secure a job in pediatric research even before graduating officially thanks to 番茄社区cadet researcher opportunity I had in ECU. I was fortunate to join 番茄社区research team of world-renowned Burns surgeon Prof. Fiona Wood. I am working on a major burns research project at Perth Children鈥檚 Hospital and was able to celebrate many milestones in 番茄社区project. As 番茄社区face of 番茄社区participant recruitment campaign, I am proud to mention we celebrated 300 participants in 番茄社区Burns BIOBANK and are now looking forward to analysing data in 番茄社区future. 听
What are some of your passions and interests?鈥�听
I am very passionate about working towards 番茄社区improvement of 番茄社区health and wellbeing of children across 番茄社区world. I enjoy working with children and helping them in every way possible to thrive in life. 听
What are 番茄社区top 3 skills you need in your role as a Clinical Research Assistant/BRANZ Project Officer?听
- Written and verbal communication skills and teamwork听
- Attention to detail听
- Connect with children and families coming from various backgrounds听
How has your technical and operational experience assisted you in your role?鈥�听
Previous experience working with children, connecting with them, and understanding their cultural differences is one of 番茄社区main skills that has helped immensely in my role. In terms of technical skills, 番茄社区ability to learn different computer programs and systems swiftly is very important. 听
What was your main reason(s) to select Perth as your study destination?鈥�听
My partner did his higher studies in Perth. He loves everything about Perth which was 番茄社区main reason for me to decide on Perth as well. Perth is beautiful and for 番茄社区most part of 番茄社区year weather feels like home to me. On top of everything Perth holds lots of opportunities for new students.听听
What have you enjoyed 番茄社区most about living and studying in Perth?鈥�听
Beautiful weather in Perth.
What would you say to students thinking of coming to Perth to study?鈥�听
Perth is full of exciting opportunities if you have 番茄社区right attitude and work hard for it!听听
Did you use any of 番茄社区StudyPerth service offerings during your time studying? And if so, which support services were helpful?鈥�听
I was quite late when I got to know about all 番茄社区opportunities offered by Study Perth. I had many international friends participating in StudyPerth events and activities, especially 番茄社区opportunity to connect with other international students and share experiences. 听