Clinician PhD Pathway

The clinician PhD pathway is for medical professionals / clinicians who want to combine clinical practice with research in cancer & infections. Offers clinical session top-ups to embed you in a specialist cancer-care setting, and multidisciplinary network opportunities.
• Clinical exposure and opportunities to translate research into practice.
• Networking with specialists and international collaborators.
• Mentorship from senior clinicians & investigators.
• Evidence of successful career progression of alumni.

Our Clinician PhD Graduates

The Pharmacist PhD Pathway is designed for pharmacists who want to combine their clinical expertise with cutting-edge research in cancer and infectious diseases. This pathway provides opportunities to explore how medicines are developed, optimised, and implemented in practice, with a focus on improving patient outcomes and advancing antimicrobial stewardship. It is ideal for pharmacists looking to bridge the gap between clinical care and academic research while shaping the future of oncology and infection management.
- Specialist expertise in antimicrobial stewardship and infection management for cancer patients.
- Hands-on research training in pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) modelling and antibiotic drug level monitoring.
- Experience in translational research, linking medicines optimization directly to patient outcomes.
- Collaboration opportunities with national and international centres, including CRE-RESPOND, NCAS, and the Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
- Mentorship and supervision from leading clinician-scientists and pharmacist researchers.
- Career development toward academic, clinical, or leadership roles in oncology pharmacy and antimicrobial stewardship.

Nurse led projects in home-based care and exploiting digital technology for clinical trial and embedded sepsis care provide opportunities for nurse researchers to expand roles in home monitoring and digital health. Their skill and experience in front-line management of sepsis, monitoring patients for deterioration and using electronic health records is invaluable.
We have established the first Australian Antimicrobial Stewardship in cancer Nurse practitioner (NP) career pathway. The AMS nurse practitioner role has 8 spheres of activity: AMS, Sepsis, Antibiotic allergy, low risk home based-care, education, policy, auditing, reporting. An AMS NP provides education, develops guidelines and policies, auditing and reporting across all spheres. If you are interested in any of these career pathways please contact us.
As identified by the Federal government and Australian Cancer Plan, the cancer nursing workforce is key in connecting people with cancer to information and support relevant to their needs. The NCIC nursing pathway equips cancer nurses to research and address the evolving needs of patients in the current era of immune based treatments, home-based cancer care and electronic health records. It will prepare nurses to assume leadership, advocacy, and policy making roles. Nursing expertise is integral to current care pathways we have developed e.g. point of care antibiotic allergy delabelling, the sepsis pathway and low-risk Febrile Neutropenia are all nurse led pathways.