Meet one of our newest members, Rachelle Bonus.

I am a Nurse Educator working for the Training and Education team at Patient Transport Services in New South Wales, Australia. I am currently completing my Master of Health Professional Education, and it was during my studies that I first came across ANZAHPE.

In my role, I work with patient transport officers from diverse backgrounds, as well as nursing staff who provide care on the road. Given the nature of our service, which spans multiple Local Health Districts and regions from Milton Ulladulla in the south to Tweed Heads in the north, there are many opportunities to collaborate with a wide range of healthcare professionals and disciplines.

My passion in nursing has always had a strong educational focus. Over the years, this passion has expanded beyond nursing education into supporting multidisciplinary learning and professional development. I enjoy helping staff build confidence, strengthen their clinical knowledge, and ultimately deliver safe, high-quality care to patients.

I joined ANZAHPE because of my growing interest in health professional education and my desire to connect with others who share a commitment to learning, teaching, and workforce development. I look forward to exploring the benefits of membership, attending future conferences, sharing experiences with fellow educators, and building networks that will support my ongoing growth as a health professional educator.

Congratulations to Bismark Ofori-Manteaw on his Associate Fellowship with ANZAHPE!

Dr Bismark Ofori-Manteaw is a Lecturer in Medical Radiation Sciences at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He has a clinical and academic background in diagnostic radiography and holds a PhD in Medical Imaging. His work spans radiography education, clinical practice and health professions education research, with a particular interest in translating educational scholarship into meaningful improvements in teaching, learning and professional practice.

My scholarly interests centre on health professions education, particularly assessment, student engagement, educational innovation, cultural safety, and the transition between education and professional practice. I am especially interested in practical approaches to improving how health professionals learn, develop and apply knowledge in authentic clinical contexts.

I applied for Associate Fellowship of ANZAHPE as an opportunity to reflect on and consolidate my developing identity as a health professions education scholar, while becoming more actively connected with the broader ANZAHPE scholarly community. I see the Fellowship as both recognition of my journey so far and encouragement to continue contributing to health professions education scholarship and practice.

Congratulations to Gisselle Gallego on her Associate Fellowship with ANZAHPE!

Gisselle is a senior lecturer at the School of Medicine at the University of Notre Dame Australia and a Centre for Disability Research and Policy (CDRP), The University of Sydney affiliate. She is a clinician, health professional educator, disability researcher and advocate. Her research and teaching focuses on the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse people and those living with disability, as well as the intersection of these. She has interest in inclusive education and the inclusion of disability content in health care education.

Gisselle’s research has a strong focus on accessibility and inclusion across the spectrum of health and higher education for people with disability. She uses arts‐based, mixed‐methods approaches and interdisciplinary perspectives to support multidimensional understandings of the lived experience, health outcomes and ways to improve wellbeing. She is part of the Disability Inclusive Health Professions Education Alliance ANZ (DIHPEA) a group of educators, researchers, clinicians, professional staff and leaders with diverse experiences and expertise in disability inclusion, education, scholarship and leadership that aim to support a more inclusive future for health professions education.

I applied for the Associate Fellowship because it allows me to be part of a thriving community with shared interests and an avenue to learn from other health educators. I hope to keep learning but also be able to support others.

Meet one of our newest members, Casey Trownson.

Casey is an emerging researcher and Registered Nurse with a clinical background spanning mental health and primary healthcare. Currently a Nursing Lecturer at Te Kura Matatini o Taranaki - Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, Casey has developed an interest in the use of play as a pedagogical approach in adult education.

"I am curious about learning beyond traditional approaches and invite learners to create, experiment, problem-solve, and, dare to have fun. My work explores how creative and experiential approaches can enhance learner engagement, strengthen problem-solving skills, and create psychologically safe environments in which challenging topics can be explored.

Current projects include exploring LEGO® Serious Play® to teach Te Tiriti o Waitangi in nursing practice. Concurrently, I am also refining my capability with the micro-skills of research, in preparation for my first solo research endeavour. My involvement with ANZAHPE has been particularly significant in this journey. As an emerging researcher, I had heard that ANZAHPE was a welcoming and first-timer-friendly conference, and this proved to be true when I attended my first conference in Ōtautahi Christchurch 2026. I first heard about ANZAHPE through an email thread at work. Presenting felt like an achievable step because the conference welcomed innovations as well as more formal research. This made the idea of presenting feel accessible rather than intimidating.

What I did not anticipate was just how valuable the experience would be. The tautoko (support) and genuine interest I received throughout the conference gave me confidence to continue developing my research skills and to recognise that there is a place for emerging researchers within this community. For me, ANZAHPE has become more than a conference; it has been an important part of finding my feet as a researcher and discovering the value of sharing ideas, asking questions, and doing things differently."

Meet one of our newest members, Dr Frederick Sundram.

Dr Frederick Sundram is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland and a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at North Shore Hospital, Waitemata. He was a research fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland where he completed his PhD in Neuroimaging. He has a Masters in Healthcare Management and a Masters in Healthcare Informatics. He is the vice-chair of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' National Faculty of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. He has >100 publications in areas spanning mood disorders, neuroimaging, neuropsychopharmacology, self-harm/suicide, medical education, mental health literacy, overlap between medicine and psychiatry, and digital health.

"I believe that promoting mental health literacy is an important undertaking – through ANZAHPE, I hope to enhance understanding and practice of this area with opportunities such as inter-professional education. Also, within the medical school programme and beyond, I hope to promote better understanding of psychiatric presentations to non-psychiatric settings so that an approach that considers things holistically can be taken."

Meet one of our newest members, Michael Neep

My name is Michael Neep, and I am an Associate Professor in Medical Imaging at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). My career has focused on medical radiation sciences, with particular interests in medical imaging education, research, curriculum development, and the advancement of evidence-based practice within the health professions. Over the years, I have been involved in teaching and mentoring students and early-career academics, supervising research projects, and contributing to initiatives that strengthen healthcare education and workforce development.

Health Professions Education (HPE) has become an increasingly important part of my professional identity. I am passionate about exploring innovative approaches to teaching and learning, fostering student engagement, and supporting the development of capable, compassionate healthcare professionals. Through my research and educational leadership activities, I have enjoyed collaborating with colleagues across disciplines who share a commitment to excellence in health professions education.

 I first became aware of ANZAHPE through colleagues and professional networks within the HPE community. I chose to become a member because of ANZAHPE’s strong reputation for bringing together educators, researchers, and leaders who are dedicated to advancing health professions education across Australia and New Zealand. To me, ANZAHPE represents an opportunity to connect with a vibrant community of practice, learn from others, contribute to meaningful conversations, and continue developing as an educator and researcher. I look forward to engaging with fellow members and contributing to the ongoing growth and impact of the ANZAHPE community.

Meet one of our newest members, Dr Sambath Cheab

I am a Cambodian physician and health professions educator based in Phnom Penh, where I serve as Assistant Professor at the University of Puthisastra and Manager of our newly established UP-AI Centre, focused on Artificial Intelligence for Health, Education, Learning and Public Good (UP-AI HELP). Alongside this, I am a Research Fellow at the AI Forum and a doctoral candidate in Science and Technology Studies (STS) at the Cambodia University of Technology and Science (CamTech), writing on the philosophy and history of human–machine coevolution from search engines to contemporary AI systems focusing on Epistemic Agency.

My path into health professions education began through the Family Medicine Interest Group and Peer-Assisted Learning programme I helped establish as a medical student. Since then my work has spanned undergraduate and postgraduate national curriculum reform, faculty development, ethics and professionalism teaching, and the integration of generative AI into clinical education. I sit on national Technical Working Groups appointed by the Minister of Health, and I recently completed my Master of Sciences in Health Professions Education (MHPE) at Maastricht University.

I first learned of ANZAHPE through my connections in the AMEE and University networks, where several colleagues spoke highly of the community and the FoHPE journal. Joining ANZAHPE is, for me, a way of formalising a professional home within one of the leading health professions education societies in our region. I look forward to learning from members whose work I have long admired, to contributing to the Association's Special Interest Groups where my interests align, and to building lasting collaborations across the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Congratulations to Abigail Lewis on her Associate Fellowship with ANZAHPE!

I am a senior lecturer in the University Department of Rural Health South West, Edith Cowan University, supporting students across disciplines on rural placements and enhancing the skills of their supervisors. Prior to this I was the placement coordinator in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology for fourteen years. Now based in Bunbury, Noongar country, my teaching and research are focused on increasing the confidence and competence of students completing placements. I am particularly interested in professional identity formation, recently completing my doctorate in this topic. My specific focus in health professional education is student and new graduate motivation and confidence (professional identity formation, rural/place identity, interprofessional collaborative practice, and wellbeing on placements) and quality rural placements (skilled supervision, service-learning placements). I’m particularly interested in transformative learning and self-determination theory and I use qualitative and mixed methods in my research.

Having completed my PhD at the end of 2025, I signed up for ANZAHPE’s mentoring program to work out the next steps in my research journey. This mentoring has been very helpful, helping me streamline my focus, the number of projects I’m involved in and also encouraged me to apply for the Associate Fellowship. I have long been a member of ANZAHPE and really enjoy all the webinars and attending the conferences. Becoming an Associate Fellow is the next step on my journey in health professional education.

Congratulations to Brahm Marjadi on his ANZAHPE Fellowship.

Brahm Marjadi has been a medical and health professional educator since 1996. With a medical and general practice background from Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia, and master’s and doctoral degrees in public health from UNSW, Australia, his teaching portfolio spans medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health in Indonesia and Australia, from benchtop medical microbiology to the clinical world of healthcare associated infections, from research methods to medical anthropology, and from sexuality education in schools to grassroot community engaged learning. Brahm is also a mixed-methods researcher with expertise in community-engaged learning and diversity, intersectionality, equity and inclusion in medicine, health professional education, and public health.

Brahm decided to apply for ANZAHPE Fellowship after strong encouragement from Dr Jo Bishop FANZAHPE. Brahm likens his journey in medical/health professional education to the character Eklavya from the Mahabharata epic. Like Eklavya, Brahm does not have formal academic training in the form of a med ed PhD. Yet, he developed a strong passion for med ed, since his second year in medical school, and 35 years on he is still as passionate now as he was then. ‘Learning from the sideline’ in med ed as Eklavya did his archery skills, Brahm became the first Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy at the Western Sydney School of Medicine, and the first to get promoted to Associate Professor at Western Sydney University based on his community engaged learning leadership. Brahm sees his ANZAHPE Fellowship as a humbling peer recognition that he has done “something decent in his works”. He hopes to inspire those without formal med ed degrees, and especially those who live with intersecting disadvantages like he does, to excel in health professional education not despite of the barriers but indeed because of them.

Congratulations to Kalpana Raghunathan on her ANZAHPE Associate Fellowship.

Dr Kalpana Raghunathan is a Research Fellow in the Health Professions Clinical Education Unit, Office of the Provost, at La Trobe University.

"My scholarly interests centre on preparing the future health workforce, spanning digital health competency, interprofessional education and simulation, inclusive clinical placements, and clinical teaching readiness. This work draws on an interdisciplinary background spanning sociology, human resource development, and international development, alongside my nursing and education qualifications.

I applied for Associate Fellowship because the Association has played a formative role in my interests and development within health professions education research. Particularly, this was through the mentorship I received from my PhD supervisors, as well as through the Fellowship Mentoring Scheme. I have also valued ANZAHPE as a unique forum where health professional educators from different disciplines can come together and collaborate. I wanted to formalise my ongoing commitment to contributing to ANZAHPE's community and its broader goals in health professional education."