Congratulations to Jessica Pace on her Associate Fellowship with ANZAHPE!

Jessica is an education-focussed academic at the Sydney Pharmacy School at the University of Sydney and a practicing hospital pharmacist. Her teaching focuses on the development of practical skills such as patient counselling, dispensing and compounding and legal and ethical reasoning and she has led significant curriculum projects in these areas. She is an emerging educational scholar, with broad research interests in pharmacy learning, teaching and assessment.

"I was encouraged to apply for ANZAHPE Associate Fellowship after attending the 2024 ANZAHPE conference, where I was impressed by the supportive and innovative ANZAHPE community and excited to work with and learn from leaders in health professions education. Associate Fellowship is also an important way of recognising my work and scholarship in health professions education."

Meet one of our newest members, Sheri Anne Rae.

Sheri Anne Rae holds a Masters of Medical Ultrasound and is an Associate Fellow of Australasian Sonographers Association. She is Chief Sonographer at I-MED Radiology Network with 25 years' experience in the radiology industry. She has a special interest in upper limb NeuroMSK ultrasound and Clinical Education. She is actively involved with multiple industry stakeholders, including ASA’s Policy and Advisory Committee, Clinical Educators Special Interest Group, Radiology Across Borders Mentorship Program and is clinical advisor for various sonography education providers.

Clinical education in sonography shares some commonalities with other allied health professions but also has some unique challenges.

"I joined ANZAHPE to learn from other health professionals ways to improve clinical education opportunities for student sonographers."

Congratulations to Dr James Thompson on his ANZAHPE Fellowship

James is a senior lecturer at the University of Adelaide, where he contributes extensively across the interprofessional education courses within the School of Allied Health. His rich and diverse clinical experience in paramedic and nursing roles underscores many of the authentic learning approaches and teaching innovations that have become the hallmark of his work.

These efforts have led to educational leadership roles in paramedicine, nursing, and medicine throughout an academic career spanning more than 20 years. His research, supervision, and ongoing collaborations extend across multiple disciplines and professional networks, encompassing themes such as programmatic assessment, simulation, entrustment, competency, mentorship, and work-readiness. This fellowship appointment recognizes his achievements and sustained contributions to health professions education.

“I am looking forward to connecting and reconnecting with many in the ANZAPHE community, whose work and words have helped shape my own ideas over the years.”

Meet one of our newest members, Dr Sharmila Ramessur Chandran.

Sharmila Ramessur is a renal physician in Melbourne. Since her trainee years, she has been involved in postgraduate medical education as well as the teaching of medical students and more recently has been involved in the creation of education courses such as the leadership course of RACP and the update course of ANZSN. She has also taken several advocacy roles within educational organisations, and is currently the president elect of RACP.

"I still really encourage ground teaching of medical students and physician trainees.  I teach medical students through University of Melbourne at Epworth Healthcare and I am a FRACP examiner. I am currently in the midst of a Masters in Clinical Education through the University of Melbourne, as I am keen to become involved in medical education research. I heard about ANZAHPE and I immediately joined as I am keen to play an active role in the association."

Congratulations to Kwang Cham on his ANZAHPE Associate Fellowship Revalidation.

Associate Professor Cham is an education-focused academic at the University of Melbourne. His scholarship interests include using digital technologies for feedback and assessment, inter-professional education, and inter-disciplinary object-based learning engaging with material culture. He is currently the Director of Education Research at The Melbourne School of Health Sciences and the Deputy Lead for Curriculum at the Faculty Collaborative Practice Center. He is also an Associate Editor of the FoHPE Journal.

 "Since being an ANZAHPE Associate Fellow in 2019, I have made lots of connections and some have led to successful collaborations. ANZAHPE has helped to foster a sense of belonging, and has created a community of practice that is supportive, nurturing and making everyone feel at home." 

Congratulations to Jacqueline North on her ANZAHPE Associate Fellowship.

Jacqueline North is a lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and a cardiorespiratory physiotherapist at Prince of Wales Hospital. Having been involved in the development of several physiotherapy programs in NSW, Jacque has extensive experience developing curriculum particularly in interprofessional education, work integrated learning and cardiorespiratory physiotherapy. Over the past decade she has taught both medical and physiotherapy students with a focus on an authentic learning approach to prepare them for success in the healthcare workforce. As a clinician for 17 years, Jacque has also provided support and training to many students and new graduates and has developed many educational resources. Additionally, she serves as a UNSW university-wide Community of Practice co-lead and Medical Education Group co-lead, contributing to the development and evaluation of teaching initiatives.

Jacque's scholarly interests lie within the areas of interprofessional practice, health professional new graduate support and teaching innovations including the development of virtual reality modules, podcasts, blended learning and simulation. She is currently leading and contributing to multiple research projects in these areas. She has presented at several educational conferences in 2024, including the ANZAHPE conference, and has secured multiple educational grants. In 2023, she completed a Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education at Monash University.

"As a member of ANZAHPE, I have had the opportunity to network with a range of health professional educators across Australia and New Zealand and to keep up to date with relevant research and teaching initiatives. I have found ANZAHPE to be exceptionally welcoming and supportive. Having been involved in the ANZAHPE mentorship program, several ANZAHPE conferences and professional development sessions, I applied for Associate Fellowship as I am keen to support other health professional educators both at academic institutions and in clinical practice."

Meet one of our newest members, Steve Lacey.

Steve has been a clinical radiographer for over 20 years, with 15 years of experience in paediatrics. From 2009 until 2024, he was the Lead Clinical Educator in Medical imaging at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne, including 2-years as the Allied Health Education Fellow with the RCH Education Hub. Steve is currently working part-time as the Allied Health Clinical Educator with the RCH Outreach Team and has recently taken on the role as Director of Education with the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT).

"I have a number of ANZAHPE member colleagues at RCH, who rave about the opportunities provided by ANZAHPE. I hope to be able to learn from ANZAHPE about innovative ways of delivering education to radiographers, radiation therapists and all health professionals."

Meet one of our newest members, Dr Stephen Muhi.

Dr Stephen Muhi (he/him) is a Consultant Infectious Diseases and General Medicine specialist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne, and medical educator at the University of Melbourne, where he holds an academic appointment as a medical education consultant. He is passionate about medical education, with a special interest in Infectious Diseases education for medical students, junior doctors and trainees. While completing his training as a medical specialist, he completed a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 2016 and a Master of Clinical Education in 2019. He has been involved in the implementation of Infectious Diseases educational programs at a local, national and international level, and has supervised numerous Masters students in Infectious Diseases-related research. Locally, he coordinates the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service junior doctor education program, and regionally, he was involved in establishing the Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases popular INtroductory TRainee Education Program in Infectious Diseases (INTREPID) program. He is also currently involved in training related to Antimicrobial Stewardship across Asia and the Western Pacific.

"I joined ANZAHPE to maximise my networking opportunities, and to introduce my lens of ID medical education to a wider audience."

Congratulations to Claudia Ng on her Associate Fellowship with ANZAHPE.

I am Claudia and I serendipitously fell into Health Professions Education in 2019 when I took on a role as a Group tutor for first year medical students in problem-based learning, communication and clinical skills and clinical debriefing tutorials. I now also work as the Medical Education Development Officer, particularly in curriculum development.

My scholarly interest is interprofessional education as well as in the development of a more inclusive and diverse health workforce. I decided to apply to be an Associate Fellow with ANZAHPE to contribute and learn from the vast experience that is in this community of practice and to be part of the growth of health profession education movement in Australia.

Congratulations to Mark Lavercombe on his Associate Fellowship with ANZAHPE.

Mark is a clinician-educator with extensive experience in all levels of medical training. He currently serves as the Deputy Director of Medical Student Education at Western Clinical School for the Melbourne Medical School, and is also an Educational Supervisor and Advanced Training Supervisor for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). His clinical practice is in Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Medicine at Western Health in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Mark is also a member of the RACP Basic Physician Training site accreditation team and holds education leadership roles with CHEST and AMEE. Mark’s scholarly interests lie in clinician-educator roles and academic development, and he hopes to concentrate on faculty development – particularly for clinician-educators – in the future.

"I decided to apply for an Associate Fellowship of ANZAHPE due to the welcoming and positive nature of the organisation and the inclusivity of activities such as the ANZAHPE conference. It also provides recognition of my contributions in health professional education and is a marker of my intent to contribute further in the coming years."