Starting her career as a pharmacist and medical information advisor, Monica has worked within the public healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining dandolo, Monica worked as Clinical Pharmacist at Royal Women's Hospital, where she specialised in women and neonatal health. She has also previously worked as an associate at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and as a Medical Information Specialist at a life science consultancy where she was responsible for addressing scientific inquiries from healthcare professionals.

Monica holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy (with Honours) from Monash University, and is currently completing the final semester of her Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Melbourne, specialising in Health Policy and Evaluation Science. Monica also studied community health and development in rural India with the Nossal Institute for Global Health, where she learnt about the implementation of health programs in resource-poor settings. Her masters research project focuses on evaluating a large-scale mental health initiative launched by the Victorian Government. She is interested in supporting underprivileged communities and has volunteered at a community-run primary school in Southern Brazil that helps children from low-income families.

Monica’s experience prior to starting at dandolo includes:

• Conducting a qualitative study assessing patient satisfaction with hospital pharmacy services at a public metropolitan hospital

• Implementing a hospital-wide health promotion program educating pregnant mothers on the importance of hepatitis B immunisation at birth

• Launching medical information projects for three global pharmaceutical clients, focusing on oncology and immunology therapeutic areas