Matt Wilkinson-Stokes
Class Year: 2022
Scholarship: Future Leaders
University: The University of Melbourne
State: VIC
Focus Area
Technology and innovation
Matt Wilkinson-Stokes
Class Year: 2022
Scholarship: Future Leaders
University: The University of Melbourne
State: VIC
Focus Area
Technology and innovation
Biography
I am a paramedic and medical researcher. My greatest achievement in life so far is that I was part of a team that successfully resuscitated a rural one-year-old boy who was in arrest after drowning. Feeling his little heart start beating again under my hands was incredible. My PhD research focuses on designing better emergency and primary care medical systems - we hope to both reduce the burden on emergency departments while simultaneously getting patients the right care, faster.
In my personal life I am joyfully married, with a beautiful golden retriever puppy (called Waffles).
Skills & Expertise
- Paramedicine
- Systems engineering & medical economics
- Translation of research into practice
- Clinical guideline design
- Bill Murray films
"This scholarship is a chance to do more than just research. It's an opportunity to meet a diverse and wonderful group of people and together see if we can create real change."
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