Medical Education Research
The Medical Education Unit is involved in research projects and research development activities across the spectrum of medical and health professional education. Many have emerged from interdisciplinary collaborations with other School of Medicine units, Schools and research centres at Western Sydney University as well as other medical schools in Australia and internationally.
Approaches to teaching and learning & Curricular Innovations
Constructive alignment of learning plans
Threshold concepts in biomedical sciences
Educational methods in transition
Formative blended learning
Portfolios in self-assessment
Self-regulated learning in the age of technology-driven medical education
Impact of students' perception of clinical learning environment on their self-regulated learning
Enhancing communication skills through PBL dialogue
Assessment and evaluation
Do threshold assessments drive anatomy learning?
Preparedness for internship
Facilitating and hindering factors in exam item writing
The effect of formative assessments in a PBL curriculum
UCAT and UMAT
Rurality and intersectionality
Personal and professional development of medical students
Transitioning from pre-clinical to clinical education
Patient expectations
Moral development during medical training
Burnout during medical training
Student support systems
International students’ challenges in medical education
Enabling peer support
Disability and mental health in the medical profession