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Upcoming Meetings:

October 22^nd, 2026

The next meeting of the SAMHS will be held on Thursday, 22^nd of October at the Dulwich Community Centre, 14 Union St, Dulwich at 6:00 pm.

This month we welcome Dr Vienna Tran, who will present "A Short History Of Space Medicine".

Adelaide medical graduate and Space medicine researcher Dr Tran works as a medical doctor in Mount Gambier, SA with a dream to pursue a road less travelled: space medicine. She is a Designated Aviation Medical Examiner and has worked for the Australian Space Agency. In addition, her published research includes the papers on the use artificial gravity to maintain the muscle health of astronauts.

Vienna has undertaken postings with the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). She is an alumnus of the International Space University's Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program and the South Australian Space School.

As a passionate educator, Dr Tran enjoys mentoring school-aged students, giving public talks and writing articles on space health, industry and STEM.

Dr Vienna Tran - "A Short History Of Space Medicine"

As always, guests are welcome; however, please register them ahead of the meeting if possible.

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