A CLINICAL FELLOW
A Clinical Fellow
Sam Merriel and family.
In 2009, Sam Merriel (2003) was featured in Roll Call when he received the Medical Alumni Award upon completing his medical degree at Monash University. Now a Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Exeter in the UK, Merriel is part of a team investigating ways to improve cancer diagnosis for GPs. As a member of the Diagnosis of the Symptomatic Cancer Optimally (DISCO) team within the Medical School at Exeter, Merriel is studying the potential impact of Magnetic 12 | DE LA SALLE COLLEGE
Resonance Imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic test for prostate cancer within primary care, as part of his PhD, funded by Cancer Research UK. Merriel works part-time as a GP in a village just outside of Bristol in the South West of England. Alongside his research role, Merriel is also involved in a range of other research studies aimed at preventing cancer and improving the early diagnosis of cancer. He lives in Bristol with his wife Abi and two young sons William and Edward.
After completing his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Monash University in 2009, including an additional Honours year of research training, and starting his postgraduate medical training in Victoria, Merriel moved to the UK to undertake a Masters of Science (Public Health) degree at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2012. “I worked as a junior doctor for Monash Health for two and a half years and taught Anatomy back at Monash University, before moving to London,” he said.
