Tony Zhang

Professor Tony Zhang is the Associate Dean (Academic Operations) in the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences. His areas of teaching and research are healthcare system, public health, evidence based clinical research, clinical epidemiology, clincal internship, systematic review, meta-analysis and research methodologies.

Overview (Current roles):
Associate Dean (Academic Operations), School of Health and Biomedical Sciences
Co-Deputy Director, China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine

Postgraduate supervision
Completion: 24 PhD, one MPhil and one BHSci (Hons),
Current: 7 PhD

Research funding sources
Industry funding: approx.: > 1 million.

PhD research scholarship in the area of Traditional Chinese Medicine at RMIT. A$132,000. 2019-2024. Contract research.

NHMRC Project Grant (No. 616609). A$560,375. 2010-2015. The effect of a standardised ginseng extract in patients with moderate COPD: a randomised, double-blind trial.

National Institute of Complementary Medicine Research Grant. A$33,000. 2009-2010. Efficacy and safety of a standardised ginseng extract for patients with moderate COPD.

Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria. A$48,000. 2008-2009. Acupuncture for acute pain management at a hospital emergency department.

Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Services, State Government of Victoria. A$208,000. 2006–2008. Herbal medicine used by Victorians.


Competitive teaching grants
New Colombo Plan (for Clinical placement), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government, A$660,000. 2018-2022.
New Colombo Plan (for Clinical placement), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government, A$154,000. 2017.
Short Term Mobility Program (for Clinical placement), Department of Education, Australian Government, A$11,500. 2014.
Inaugural AsiaBound Grant, Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Australian Government, A$21,500. 2013.

Awards
Adjunct Professor, Guangxi International Zhuang Medicine Hospital, China, 2023-2025
Adjunct Professor, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, China, 2023-2026
Visiting Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong, China, 2019-2021
Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia, 2014-2021

HDR Supervision Award, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT, July 2024

Commendation for the STEM Research Team Award (Team Award), STEM College, RMIT, 2023
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Program Award) “For holistic, innovative, problem-based teaching that enables students to blend Western medical science with traditional knowledge so as to become competent, evidence-based Chinese medicine practitioners”. Office for Learning & Teaching, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Australian Government, Sept 2013.
RMIT Teaching Award in Innovation in Curricula, Learning and Teaching (Program Award), Nov 2012.
Research Excellence Award, National Institute of Complementary Medicine, Australia, Jun 2009