The University of Western Australia

Professor Sandra Carr

Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Contact details

Address

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
The University of Western Australia (M515)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 6892

Fax

6488 6879

Email

sandra.carr@uwa.edu.au

Personal homepage

http://www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/teaching/centre/courses/

Location

Level 1, 10 Stirling Highway, Crawley

Qualifications

RN, RM, BSc Curtin, MPH W.Aust.

Biography

I am the Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Western Australia and Director of Postgraduate Studies in Health Professional Education. I have worked as a curriculum developer and educational researcher since joining the Faculty Education Centre team in 2002. I have a broad set of projects and responsibilities including most recently the design, implementation and coordination of post graduate courses in health professional education (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters Programs).

Key research

Medical Education

Health Professional Education

Emotional Intelligence

Preparedness for Practice

Publications

Puddey, IB., Mercer, A. Carr, SE, Louden W. Potential influence of selection criteria on the
Demographic composition of students in an Australian medical school
BMC Medical Education 2011, 11:97 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/11/97

Carr, S. Iredell, H. Newton-Smith, C. Clark, C. Information literacy skill development in first year medical students. Australian Academic & Research Libraries June 2011: 42(2) pp 136-148.

Carr, SE. Paul, D. Integrated undergraduate Aboriginal Health Curricula –
Validating a programme evaluation survey tool. Focus on Health Professional Education: A multidisciplinary journal: VOL13, No3 2011pp 36-40.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning
Director of Postgraduate Courses in Health Professional Education

Funding received

•2010 Health Workforce Australia CTF10-121-08 ($4.5 million – funding amount to be confirmed) Beyond the Teaching Nursing Home. Clinical Training Partnerships in Residential Aged Care Medicine
•2010 Health Workforce Australia CTF10-121-08 CTF10-121-03 ($6.1M requested- funding amount to be confirmed) Training for the Future: Chronic Disease Management in the Community: An Interprofessional Approach (with SMP and SPARCH)
•2010 Department of Health and Aging ICTC 213/095-95 $883 336, Educator Supported Interprofessional Learning in Ambulatory Care (with School of Medicine and Pharmacology)
•2010 Department of Health and Aging ICTC 94-213/0910 $1 752 401, Interprofessional Learning in a Residential Care Setting (with School of Medicine and Pharmacology)
•2010 UWA Teaching and Development Fund $20 000, Implementation of enhanced feedback mechanisms for students of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (FMDHS) about their performance in clinical assessments
•2009 FMDHS, Teaching and Learning Grant $21 110, Implementing Interprofessional Learning across the Faculty.

Teaching

Unit Coordinator of undergraduate units in medicine

IMED3316 Doctors as Teachers
IMED4413 Preparation for Practice

Postgraduate units
IMED8801 Principles of Teaching and Learning
IMED8804 Clinical Teaching and Supervision
IMED8806 Introduction to Simulation in Health Professional Education
IMED8832 Interprofessional Learning

Useful links

www.meddent.uwa.edu.au/teaching/centre/courses

Research profile

Research profile and publications