The Health Research Governance Committee
The Health Research Governance Committee is chaired by the Group Medical Director and is comprised of Medibank leaders with diverse professional and academic backgrounds. The committee provides a forum to discuss research activity across Medibank, is responsible for setting research pillars in alignment with Medibank’s broader strategy and health priorities, and undertakes formal assessments of research proposals.
Current members of the Health Research Governance Committee are:
- Dr Andrew Wilson – Group Chief Medical Office
- Dr Shona Sundaraj – Group Medical Director (Chair)
- Dr Dariush Etemadmoghadam – Translational Research Lead
- Amanda Bartley – Senior Executive DISC
- Annie Makar – Health Policy Manager
- Bridget Colussa – MBHRH Projects Manager
- Julia Schulz – Product Portfolio, Amplar
- Nicola Ivory – Head of Partnerships, Amplar
- Sarah Trainor – Head of Partnerships and Sales, Overseas Partnerships
- Tracey Marriner – Senior Health Evaluation Lead
- Yash Sodhi – Group Strategy & Chief Strategy Officer
Benefits of partnering with the Medibank Better Health Research Hub
Support
Funding and in-kind support for translational research.
Collaboration
Opportunity to collaborate with a network of research, clinical and industry experts.
Access
Access to Medibank de-identified data and health services in line with relevant laws, policies and guidelines.
Recruitment
Support to recruit Medibank customers to research studies nationwide where appropriate.
Promotion
Communication and engagement activities to promote research findings and drive translation.
We believe in collaboration to innovate
We’re proud to work with researchers across the health sector on projects that are aligned to our research pillars and principles.
Contact us for partnership opportunities.