Talking Heads - Prof Judy Parker (P1) - 25Yrs of Nursing@UniMelb

This podcast continues our celebration of 25 Years of Nursing at Melbourne by launching our new series "Talking Heads".

"Talking Heads" features each Head of Nursing at the University of Melbourne in the last quarter-century. Each Head of Nursing talks about their innovations, leadership, challenges and goals during their time at the University of Melbourne. They also share stories and insights from their nursing careers and provide sage advice to nurses, new graduates, and those considering nursing as a career.

This episode is part-1 of two podcasts with the inaugural Head of Nursing, Professor Judith Parker. Listen to hear about the:

• divide in nursing education between UK and US models, 
• 1987 nurses strike and subsequent Governmental Inquiry
• Imposter syndrome and the schism in physiotherapy
• threatened decentralisation of tertiary nursing education in Melbourne
• important shift to clinical research
• initial stages of nursing at Melbourne University