Teaching context and philosophy

Teaching context and philosophy

I am an education-focussed academic who has made high-level contributions to education at institutional, national and international levels. My expertise in education received the highest level of recognition at UNSW when I was appointed as an inaugural Fellow of the Scientia Education Academy in 2016. My expertise in education has been further recognised by national and institutional awards:

  • Australian Learning & Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
  • UNSW Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence
  • Award for Teaching Excellence, UNSW Medicine
  • Award for all round achievement in Teaching and Research, SPHCM, UNSW

The quality of my contributions to medical education at a national level have been recognised through a Fellowship of the Australia & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) and through a Fellowship of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE). 

I take great pride in delivering high quality teaching and am humbled by the feedback that I receive from students. While it is a pleasure to receive high ratings on myExperience, I am most encouraged by the qualitative comments which illustrate the effectiveness of my efforts to facilitate learning. 

I have led a focused program of research that addresses contemporary challenges in medical education. This work has resulted in the design of four educational innovations which are now embedded within the Medicine program, including two innovations developed through doctoral projects supervised by me. I have supervised five PhD students to completion as primary/joint-primary supervisor and have received the UNSW Postgraduate ARC award for excellence in postgraduate supervision, through nomination by three of my PhD students. I have a career total of $697,000 in grant income through 13 educational grants including a Category 1 research grant from the Heart Foundation of Australia, and a further $61,000 through a sub-grant as a Pedagogical Consultant to a project funded by the Department of Health.

My work has been published in the highest-ranking journals in medical education (Academic Medicine and Medical Education). I have a total of 98 publications including 31 peer-reviewed journal publications, 4 book chapters, 40 conference presentations and posters and 5 other publications. This includes 18 invited presentations at national and international conferences and forums.

My educational leadership experience extends across undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degrees by research programs. In addition, I was elected as an Inaugural Deputy Director of the Scientia Education Academy and made a significant contribution to formation of the academy. I was elected as the President of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) from 2018-2020, and currently serve as the Chair of the ANZAHPE Fellowship Scheme. I am on the ASPIRE Board of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), and serve as the Chair of the International Collaborations Panel of the AMEE ASPIRE Awards.  

My thought leadership related to AI in Education has led to numerous invitations to deliver plenaries and symposia at international conferences. My vision for AI in Education has been published in 2024 in the prestigious journal Medical Teacher.