The Cancer Society of Melbourne University (CSM) is a student-run organisation founded in 2016 to foster interest, provide education and raise awareness across cancer research, clinical oncology and public health.
Through our affiliation with the Graduate Students’ Society of Melbourne University (GSA) and Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS), we seek to increase engagement between undergraduate, research and post-graduate students with leading clinicians and researchers. We seek to nurture interest in a career in oncology and cancer research, whilst providing a platform for patient advocacy and public health policy discussion as well as providing free-open access to oncology education materials and seminars.
Specifically, the goals of CSM are to:
- Organise fundraising events for cancer charities
- Foster interest in cancer research
- Strengthen interest in clinical oncology
- Promote understanding of cancer medicine amongst all future clinicians
- Provide an opportunity for students to hear the inspirational stories of cancer survivors
- Provide networking opportunities for future scientists and clinicians, promoting interactions across disciplines for a common goal
- Creating a platform for students to liaise with key professional figures in the world of oncological medicine and research
- Increase the partnership between Peter Mac Cancer Centre/VCCC and CSM. This will provide a key channel for which fundraising and sponsorship ventures in affiliation with the organisation can occur
- Encourage individuals from the community who have in the past or are still suffering from cancer to share their inspirational stories to motivate and educate future clinicians and scientists.
