Meeting teaching responsibilities effectively
I fulfilled my teaching expectations effectively since my appointment at UNSW as evidenced by the myexperience surveys. My ratings in the courses I teach are above the University, Faculty and School average on most occassions. This reflects being receptive to constructive criticism from students and peers to improve my teaching. I use e-learning effectively in my teaching (expertise in using
Institutional and peer recognition - Teaching awards
I have received teaching awards at the level of School, Faculty and University. These include;
- Award for adaptability and innovation in Pathology Teaching (as a response to COVID-19 pandemic), School of Medical Sciences, UNSW (2020)
- Award for Teaching excellence in early career academic staff category, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW (2018)
- Vice-
Training HDR students in research
I have supervised five PhD students to completion (joint primary supervisor - 3, secondary supervisor - 2), and currently supervise three more students as primary / joint primary supervisor or co-supervisor at UNSW. These PhD students are from Australia, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Peru. In addition, I mentored one PhD student enrolled in University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Assessing impact of online Pathology teaching for rural medical students
The students of UNSW rural clinical schools are taught Phase 2 integrated clinico-pathological correlations of disease classes online by staff at UNSW Sydney since 2019 as these schools cannot always secure local teachers. The same classes are offered to Sydney campus students face-to-face. To ensure that online teaching does not disadvantage rural clinical students I conducted a research