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Dr Megan Kearney receives her Master of Veterinary Studies in Conservation Medicine degree from Murdoch University. Dr Megan spent four years following her passion, studying conservation medicine, including a placement at the Australian Wildlife Health Centre, Healesvile, Victoria and Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Queensland.
What is conservation medicine?
“Conservation medicine is an emerging discipline that involves the integration of veterinary science, conservation biology and public health in order to: advance biodiversity conservation; address issues associated with the inter-relationships between human, animal and ecosystem health; and study the effects of global environmental change on these health inter-relationships.” Murdoch University
Dr Megan sums it up as learning to become a wildlife veterinarian and understanding the inter-relationships between human, animal and ecological health.