In 2022/2023 I undertook a redesign of the MFAC1501 Foundations individual assignment. The Foundations course is the initial course for first year medical students during Phase 1 of the medical program. The assignment has been further refined for the 2024 iteration of the course, following my successful appointment as co-convenor for MFAC1501.

I recognised that students entering the

I have taught the Quality of Medical Practice (QMP) component of the Phase 1 Medicine program on the Port Macquarie Rural Clinical Campus (PMQ-RCC) for the last 6 years, while not being convenor of the course, I have made significant contributions to the teaching of this component locally. In each of the Phase 1 Medicine courses, the students undertake an individual assignment and a group