Dr. Isabel Hanson
2022
BHP John Monash Scholar
MPhil & DPhil in Translational Health Sciences
Medicine and Health
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Dr Isabel Hanson is a General Practitioner and DPhil candidate in Primary Care at the University of Oxford. As a General Sir John Monash scholar, her research focuses on youth mental health models of care across Australia and the UK. Isabel's clinical expertise spans paediatrics, mental health, and addiction medicine, with a commitment to serving remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. She was honoured with the 2021 RACGP National General Practitioner in Training of the Year and is also a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney, where her research centres on public health and health equity. Prior to her career in medicine, Isabel trained as a behavioural economist and worked as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Centre for Policy Development, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the Department of Human Services. She aims to return to Australia following her DPhil to work at the nexus of health policy and primary care, improving healthcare for the most vulnerable Australians and closing the gap in First Nations health.