Celebrating the Northern Clinical School’s legacy An engaging display in the foyer of Royal North Shore Hospital highlights the impact of the Northern Clinical School over three quarters of a century. main foyer.
Established in 1948, the clinical school has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of medicine. To celebrate its legacy, the new display highlights the school’s rich history and evolution, and offers an insight into the journey of medical teaching at RNSH. The exhibition focuses on the past and present trends in medical education. A copy of Harrison’s Textbook of Medicine, a book with over 4,000 pages, is paired with a modern USB, symbolising the shift from bulky textbooks to compact digital resources which hold vast amounts of knowledge. The display celebrates the school’s past as well as its ongoing commitment to innovation and excellence in teaching. Thank you to RNSH Archivist Associate Professor Cate Storey for collating the exhibition. The display is located next to the green lifts in the Acute Services Building, beyond the Vale Warren Nutt The Northern Sydney Local Health District would like to pay its respect to NSLHD consumer representative Warren Nutt, who sadly passed away on 4 January this year. Warren was an outstanding individual who made noteworthy contributions as a NSLHD Consumer Advisor. His roles included serving on the NSLHD Board Consumer Committee, as well as Consumer Advisor committees for RNSH and Primary and Community Health. Joining the NSLHD Community and Supported Care Committee in January 2023 and the Acute/Sub-Acute Falls Prevention Committee in 2024, Warren quickly became a dedicated advocate for falls prevention and promoting physical activity to reduce falls within the community. Warren always did his best to
The display at RNSH
Despite facing health challenges last year, Warren continued to contribute remotely, ensuring his work in falls prevention carried on. Additionally, his dedication as a volunteer in the meet and greet team at RNSH for approximately ten years, since joining in 2012, was truly commendable. His warm presence and commitment to helping others will be greatly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. The district would like to offer sincere condolences to Warren’s family, friends and members of NSLHD falls prevention committees.
share important updates with the networks he worked in and was consistently sharing important information to raise awareness around falls. Events such as the annual April Falls Day and Spring into Action foyer displays at RNSH were highlights for Warren, where he eagerly engaged with visitors and shared valuable information and promot awareness.
Warren Nutt and NSLHD Falls Coordinator Margaret Armstrong at the 2023 RNSH April Falls
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