Office of Medical Education
The Office of Medical Education Prepares Global Leaders in Medicine by using innovative teaching strategies based in established educational theory to ensure excellence in:
- Curriculum design and delivery
- Integration of digital technologies
- Evidence-based assessment methodologies
- Student-centred learning
- Rigorous program evaluation and review
The combination of world-class teaching facilities and award winning biomedical, clinical and research teaching staff delivers Australia’s largest medical program. Early clinical exposure and the utilisation of small group case-based learning creates the optimum learning environment for our future medical professionals to develop the critical analytical and clinical skills necessary to provide excellence in a patient centred care.
We translate our educational research and innovation into practice by supporting our staff in their scholarship of teaching and learning.
Teaching awards
2016: UQ Teaching Fellowship – Dr James Fraser
2016: UQ Teaching Fellowship – Dr Margo Lane
2016: UQ Teaching Fellowship – Dr Jennifer Schafer
2016: UQ Teaching Fellowship – Dr Tammy Smith
2015: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Award for Teaching Excellence – Dr Tammy Smith
2015: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Teaching & Learning Recognition Award – Dr Tammy Smith
2015: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Teaching & Learning Recognition Award – Dr Mary Kelleher
2015: UQ Teaching Fellowship - Associate Professor Nancy Sturman
2014: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Senior Teaching Excellence Award - Dean's Award for Innovation in Curriculum Development - School of Medicine Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2013: UQ Awards for Teaching Excellence – Commendation UQ Faculty of Health Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2013: School of Medicine Clinical School Teaching Award - Professor Mark Smithers (PA Hospital), Dr Grant Phillips (Rural Clinical School), Dr Mark De Wet (Sunshine Cost Clinical School), Dr David Taylor (Mater Hospital), Dr Douglas Cavaye (Wesley Hospital), Professor John Pearn (School of Medicine)
2013: Medal for Excellence in Clinical Teaching - Professor Mark Smithers
2012: UQ Medical Society Excellence in Clinical Teaching - Professor John Pearn (School of Medicine)
2012: Medal for Excellence in Clinical Teaching - Dr Mark Coulthard
2010: ALTC Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning - Professor Malcolm Parker
2010: British Medical Association Pathology Prize - Professor Sunil Lakhani
2008: UQ Award for the Enhancement of Student Learning - Professor Leonie Callaway, Dr Jennifer Schafer, Ms Patricia Rego, Associate Professor Ray Peterson, Professor David Wilkinson
2007: UQ Award for Teaching Excellence - Dr Marie-Louise Dick
2006: National Carrick Award for Australian University Teaching - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2006: UQ Award for the Enhancement of Student Learning - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2006: UQ 'Citations' for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2005: UQ Award for Enhancement of Student Learning Commendation - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2016: UQ Teaching Fellowship – Dr James Fraser
2016: UQ Teaching Fellowship – Dr Margo Lane
2016: UQ Teaching Fellowship – Dr Jennifer Schafer
2016: UQ Teaching Fellowship – Dr Tammy Smith
2015: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Award for Teaching Excellence – Dr Tammy Smith
2015: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Teaching & Learning Recognition Award – Dr Tammy Smith
2015: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Teaching & Learning Recognition Award – Dr Mary Kelleher
2015: UQ Teaching Fellowship - Associate Professor Nancy Sturman
2014: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Senior Teaching Excellence Award - Dean's Award for Innovation in Curriculum Development - School of Medicine Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2013: UQ Awards for Teaching Excellence – Commendation UQ Faculty of Health Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2013: School of Medicine Clinical School Teaching Award - Professor Mark Smithers (PA Hospital), Dr Grant Phillips (Rural Clinical School), Dr Mark De Wet (Sunshine Cost Clinical School), Dr David Taylor (Mater Hospital), Dr Douglas Cavaye (Wesley Hospital), Professor John Pearn (School of Medicine)
2013: Medal for Excellence in Clinical Teaching - Professor Mark Smithers
2012: UQ Medical Society Excellence in Clinical Teaching - Professor John Pearn (School of Medicine)
2012: Medal for Excellence in Clinical Teaching - Dr Mark Coulthard
2010: ALTC Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning - Professor Malcolm Parker
2010: British Medical Association Pathology Prize - Professor Sunil Lakhani
2008: UQ Award for the Enhancement of Student Learning - Professor Leonie Callaway, Dr Jennifer Schafer, Ms Patricia Rego, Associate Professor Ray Peterson, Professor David Wilkinson
2007: UQ Award for Teaching Excellence - Dr Marie-Louise Dick
2006: National Carrick Award for Australian University Teaching - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2006: UQ Award for the Enhancement of Student Learning - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2006: UQ 'Citations' for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning - Associate Professor Diann Eley
2005: UQ Award for Enhancement of Student Learning Commendation - Associate Professor Diann Eley
Research
Our research expertise and activities are focussed across a wide range of topics in teaching, learning and medical education.
If you are interested in collaborating with the Medical Education Unit, please contact a member of our academic staff.
Medical Education Research and Evaluation Register
If you're conducting research in medical education, you may require data from, or about, our medical students for your study.
UQ Medicine's Medical Education unit coordinates any requests to involve medical students in research through a registration process.
This ensures our students are not unnecessarily compelled to respond to frequent surveys or requests to participate in research.
It also allows us to:
- ensure that any research or evaluation (not directly connected to a course) is meaningful to our students' education and conducted at an appropriate time,
- prevent duplication of effort in research or evaluations,
- foster collaboration between individuals working in similar areas,
- promote medical education research opportunities, and
- collect data on research opportunities for the purposes of university reporting or reviews.
A list of registered medical education research projects is available here.
Process
1. Download our guidelines to clarify whether your research is suitable for involving students.
2. If you have read the guidelines and still believe your study is likely to be approved to involved medical students, register your study by clicking the button below.
Our research expertise and activities are focussed across a wide range of topics in teaching, learning and medical education.
If you are interested in collaborating with the Medical Education Unit, please contact a member of our academic staff.
Medical Education Research and Evaluation Register
If you're conducting research in medical education, you may require data from, or about, our medical students for your study.
UQ Medicine's Medical Education unit coordinates any requests to involve medical students in research through a registration process.
This ensures our students are not unnecessarily compelled to respond to frequent surveys or requests to participate in research.
It also allows us to:
- ensure that any research or evaluation (not directly connected to a course) is meaningful to our students' education and conducted at an appropriate time,
- prevent duplication of effort in research or evaluations,
- foster collaboration between individuals working in similar areas,
- promote medical education research opportunities, and
- collect data on research opportunities for the purposes of university reporting or reviews.
A list of registered medical education research projects is available here.
Process
1. Download our guidelines to clarify whether your research is suitable for involving students.
2. If you have read the guidelines and still believe your study is likely to be approved to involved medical students, register your study by clicking the button below.
Publications
The Medical Education Unit has contributed to research literature on medical education topics including assessment, benchmarking, clinical reasoning, personality traits, placements, recruitment and supervision.
Please view our publications at UQ eSpace: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/
The Medical Education Unit has contributed to research literature on medical education topics including assessment, benchmarking, clinical reasoning, personality traits, placements, recruitment and supervision.
Please view our publications at UQ eSpace: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/
Research funding
Year
Project title
Funding scheme
Medical Education staff
Funding amount
2015
Conversion and student-centred evaluation of MEDI3005 eLearning offering
Transcribing the Intern Voice
Engage currently enrolled students to conduct video recorded interviews with junior doctors about their experience in clinical roles
M+BS ELearning Enabling Grants
Dr Nancy Sturman
$3000
Online module - Clinical Coaching in a residential aged care facility
Online module - Clinical Competency based assessments
Dr Margo Lane, Dr James Fraser
Piloting an electronic Mindfulness Lounge
Dr Michaela Kelly, Dr Nancy Sturman
Musculoskeletal examination demonstration videos
Dr Mary Kelleher
Online module - Promoting physical activity by Prescribing Exercise
Dr James Fraser
Produce a series of eLecture videos linked with interactive elements for delivery of pathology components of MD/MBBS program
Develop interactive, scenario-based learning modules which clearly demonstrate the relevance of physiology by linking fundamental physiological concepts to clinical outcomes.
Prof Nick Hawkins
M+BS SOTL Collaborative Workshop Grants
A/Prof Di Eley
Holistic Integration Workshop: Teaching & Research:
M+BS Researcher T&L Workshop grant
A/Prof Di Eley
2014
Building capacity for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning amongst clinicians working as educators in the UQ School of Medicine
Dr Emma Bartle
$14,990
2013
Do creative podcasting tasks develop communicative competence in chemistry undergraduates?
Dr Emma Bartle
$1,000
2012
Work-based assessment of teamwork: an interprofessional approach
A/Prof Di Eley, Kathy Dallest
$225,000
GAMSAT - beyond predictive validity: an exploration of acceptability, educational impact and political validity
A/Prof Di Eley, Dr Mavourneen Casey, Dr Emma Bartle
$99,726
2011
Embedding and evaluating vicarious global learning objects (VGLO) into core courses for health science students: expansion of the Hue initiative
A/Prof Di Eley
$31,107
UMAT: A definition and exploration of fitness for purpose
A/Prof Di Eley, Dr Mavourneen Casey
$99,912
Development and implementation of a pilot chemistry preparatory program to improve success and retention of Indigenous students in UQ's MBBS program
Dr Emma Bartle
$24,114
Student-determined learning objectives as a means of self-assessment for UQ medical students on their clinical placements
Dr Emma Bartle
$12,000
2010
Personality and students' initial intention and decision to enter rural practice early in their medical career
MSOD Project Grant
A/Prof Di Eley
$66,000
Developing intercultural competence: Evaluation of student interprofessional learning through international clinical placements
UQ Faculty of Health Sciences Learning Enhancement Grant
A/Prof Di Eley
$20,000
Extending GAMSAT: Enhancing scope and validity
A/Prof Di Eley, Dr Jennifer Schafer
$99,525
A video triggers approach for the UQ MBBS Problem Based Learning program
UQ Centre for Medical Education Research & Scholarship Junior Research Grant
Dr Emma Bartle
$3,000
|
Year |
Project title |
Funding scheme |
Medical Education staff |
Funding amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2015 |
Conversion and student-centred evaluation of MEDI3005 eLearning offering Transcribing the Intern Voice Engage currently enrolled students to conduct video recorded interviews with junior doctors about their experience in clinical roles |
M+BS ELearning Enabling Grants |
Dr Nancy Sturman |
$3000 |
|
|
Online module - Clinical Coaching in a residential aged care facility Online module - Clinical Competency based assessments |
|
Dr Margo Lane, Dr James Fraser |
|
|
|
Piloting an electronic Mindfulness Lounge |
|
Dr Michaela Kelly, Dr Nancy Sturman |
|
|
|
Musculoskeletal examination demonstration videos |
|
Dr Mary Kelleher |
|
|
|
Online module - Promoting physical activity by Prescribing Exercise |
|
Dr James Fraser |
|
|
|
Produce a series of eLecture videos linked with interactive elements for delivery of pathology components of MD/MBBS program Develop interactive, scenario-based learning modules which clearly demonstrate the relevance of physiology by linking fundamental physiological concepts to clinical outcomes. |
|
Prof Nick Hawkins |
|
|
|
|
M+BS SOTL Collaborative Workshop Grants |
A/Prof Di Eley |
|
|
|
Holistic Integration Workshop: Teaching & Research: |
M+BS Researcher T&L Workshop grant |
A/Prof Di Eley |
|
|
2014 |
Building capacity for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning amongst clinicians working as educators in the UQ School of Medicine |
Dr Emma Bartle |
$14,990 |
|
|
2013 |
Do creative podcasting tasks develop communicative competence in chemistry undergraduates? |
Dr Emma Bartle |
$1,000 |
|
|
2012 |
Work-based assessment of teamwork: an interprofessional approach |
A/Prof Di Eley, Kathy Dallest |
$225,000 |
|
|
|
GAMSAT - beyond predictive validity: an exploration of acceptability, educational impact and political validity |
A/Prof Di Eley, Dr Mavourneen Casey, Dr Emma Bartle |
$99,726 |
|
|
2011 |
Embedding and evaluating vicarious global learning objects (VGLO) into core courses for health science students: expansion of the Hue initiative |
A/Prof Di Eley |
$31,107 |
|
|
|
UMAT: A definition and exploration of fitness for purpose |
A/Prof Di Eley, Dr Mavourneen Casey |
$99,912 |
|
|
|
Development and implementation of a pilot chemistry preparatory program to improve success and retention of Indigenous students in UQ's MBBS program |
Dr Emma Bartle |
$24,114 |
|
|
|
Student-determined learning objectives as a means of self-assessment for UQ medical students on their clinical placements |
Dr Emma Bartle |
$12,000 |
|
|
2010 |
Personality and students' initial intention and decision to enter rural practice early in their medical career |
MSOD Project Grant |
A/Prof Di Eley |
$66,000 |
|
|
Developing intercultural competence: Evaluation of student interprofessional learning through international clinical placements |
UQ Faculty of Health Sciences Learning Enhancement Grant |
A/Prof Di Eley |
$20,000 |
|
|
Extending GAMSAT: Enhancing scope and validity |
A/Prof Di Eley, Dr Jennifer Schafer |
$99,525 |
|
|
|
A video triggers approach for the UQ MBBS Problem Based Learning program |
UQ Centre for Medical Education Research & Scholarship Junior Research Grant |
Dr Emma Bartle |
$3,000 |
Events
The Office of Medical Education organises an annual one-day teaching and learning conference to share innovations in medical education.
The conference is open to all interested parties such as medical education officers, directors of training, Academic Title Holders and medical students.
The Unit also conducts research and teaching and learning meetings, seminars and workshops.
Abstracts from past events
The Office of Medical Education organises an annual one-day teaching and learning conference to share innovations in medical education.
The conference is open to all interested parties such as medical education officers, directors of training, Academic Title Holders and medical students.
The Unit also conducts research and teaching and learning meetings, seminars and workshops.