Doctor Miriam Brooks
Senior Lecturer,
School of Medicine
Biography
Dr Miriam Brooks is a General Practitioner from the Blue Mountains. Miriam trained as a GP in rural NSW, then worked for seven years in Aboriginal community controlled health organisations in Western Sydney and Canberra, and now works in a refugee health clinic and at a women’s health centre in the Blue Mountains. Miriam's interests are trauma sensitive, people-centred and culturally responsive healthcare. Miriam has developed an interest in community based evaluation research, exploring innovative and people centred models of health care that promote health equity. Her masters project was an evaluation of the service for young people at Katoomba Women’s health centre, a weekly drop in afternoon program including a facilitated visual art group alongside GP, nurse and counsellor services. Her current evaluation project is with NSW Refugee Health service, an evaluation of their multidisciplinary Asylum Seeker Advocacy Clinical team (ASACT) and their partnerships with community organisations supporting people seeking asylum with the social determinants of health.
Miriam is a Senior Lecturer in the Department.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Brooks.
Qualifications
- MQHR University of Sydney
- GCert(Qualitative Health Research0 University of Sydney
- MBBS University of Sydney
Professional Memberships
- FRACGP (2007 - 2023)
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- School of Medicine
Contact
| Email: | Miriam.Brooks@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 4620 3933 |
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| Location: | 30.3.20 Campbelltown |
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Publications
Journal Articles
- Reath, J., Lau, P., Lo, W., Trankle, S., Brooks, M., Shahab, Y. and Abbott, P. (2023), 'Strengthening learning and research in health equity : opportunities for university departments of primary health care and general practice', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 29, no 2 , pp 131 - 136.
- Brooks, M., Reath, J., McDonnell, L. and Abbott, P. (2021), 'Increasing general practitioner use of evidence-based medicine in teaching and clinical practice through evidence-based journal clubs', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 27, no 4 , pp 271 - 275.
- Brooks, M., Hooker, C. and Barclay, L. (2020), 'Artspace : enabling young women's recovery through visual arts : a qualitative study', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol 31, no 3 , pp 391 - 401.
- Reath, J., Tan, L., Brooks, M., Burges, J., Lindsay, N., Lo, W., Shakur, S., Trankle, S. and Wong, K. (2020), 'One medical school's experience of sustaining general practice teaching in the time of COVID-19', Australian Journal of General Practice, vol 49, no Suppl. 29 .
- Brooks, M., Barclay, L. and Hooker, C. (2018), 'Trauma-informed care in general practice : findings from a women's health centre evaluation', Australian Journal of General Practice, vol 47, no 6 , pp 370 - 375.
Previous Projects
| Title: | Evaluation of Young Women's Clinic, Blue Mountains Women's Health and Resource Centre |
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| Western Researchers: | Miriam Brooks |
| Years: | 2016-08-01 - 2017-11-01 |
| ID: | P00023781 |