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How much feedback is enough for undergraduate students in medicine, dentistry and health science?... more How much feedback is enough for undergraduate students in medicine, dentistry and health science? Feedback is meant to provide students with sufficient information on their performance in a given activity so it guides their future performance in similar activities. Different models of feedback have been described in the literature, some more comprehensively than others, with formative assessment and reflective practice being the underlying themes for all of the models. Data gathered from the undergraduate courses of Medicine, Dentistry, Health Sciences and Podiatric Medicine raised awareness of the common issues related to insufficient and inadequate feedback for students about their performance. These findings shaped the development of five targeted pilot projects. The pilot projects looked at ways to improve verbal and written feedback through formal and informal mechanisms. This paper describes how one Faculty is approaching the difficult task of shifting the established culture of offering limited feedback to students and enabling students to ask for feedback that is appropriate and useful for them. In doing so it offers ideas for other Faculties wanting to enhance the feedback mechanisms for students.

Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Aug 29, 2012

University education is based on a set of graduate outcomes or educational principles of the univ... more University education is based on a set of graduate outcomes or educational principles of the university. The essence of a university education is higher order thinking. Learning outcomes are developed for each unit and the overall course to guide students in their learning. Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate that they have achieved the learning outcomes to a certain level or standard.

International journal of medical education, 2015

This article documents the results of ongoing summative program evaluation of a suite of postgrad... more This article documents the results of ongoing summative program evaluation of a suite of postgraduate courses at The University of Western Australia designed to enhance the educational capabilities, academic leadership and scholarly output of health professionals. Commencing students were invited to participate in this descriptive, longitudinal study that surveyed students at commencement and subsequently over a seven year period. Data was collected at baseline and follow-up in relation to the respondents' educational leadership responsibilities, promotions, involvement in new educational programs, and recognition for contributions towards student learning, educational scholarly outputs and involvement in training programs. The respondents came from a wide range of health professions and worked in various roles, with a quarter already holding leadership positions. During the follow-up period, half reported receiving a new promotion or moving to new positions requiring educationa...

Focus on Health Professional Education Doctors’ perception of educational continuing professional development., Mar 2014

Proceedings of the Teaching and Learning Forum, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia, 1-3 February.

[Truncated abstract] Previous studies suggest that the milk of the quokka (Setonix brachyurus) co... more [Truncated abstract] Previous studies suggest that the milk of the quokka (Setonix brachyurus) could change composition coincident with critical stages of development of the young, and that the milk energy provided by the mother and its utilisation by the joey ...

Nutrition research …, Jan 1, 2008

The evolutionary origin of the mammary gland has been difficult to establish because little knowl... more The evolutionary origin of the mammary gland has been difficult to establish because little knowledge can be gained on the origin of soft tissue organs from fossil evidence. One approach to resolve the origin of lactation has compared the anatomy of existing primitive mammals to skin glands, whilst another has examined the metabolic and molecular synergy between mammary gland development and the innate immune system. We have reviewed the physiology of lactation in five mammalian species with special reference to these theories. In all species, milk fulfils dual functions of providing protection and nutrition to the young and, furthermore, within species the quality and quantity of milk are highly conserved despite maternal malnutrition or illness. There are vast differences in birth weight, milk production, feeding frequency, macronutrient concentration, growth rate and length of lactation between rabbits, quokkas (Setonix brachyurus), pigs, cattle and humans. The components that protect the neonate against infection do so without causing inflammation. Many protective components are not unique to the mammary gland and are shared with the innate immune system. In contrast, many of the macronutrients in milk are unique to the mammary gland, have evolved from components of the innate immune system, and have either retained or developed multiple functions including the provision of nourishment and protection of the hatchling/neonate. Thus, there is a strong argument to suggest that the mammary gland evolved from the inflammatory response; however, the extensive protection that has developed in milk to actively avoid triggering inflammation seems to be a contradiction.

Australian Journal of Zoology, Jan 1, 2009

... Email: sue.miller@uwa.edu.au ... Site and animals The quokkas were housed at The University o... more ... Email: sue.miller@uwa.edu.au ... Site and animals The quokkas were housed at The University of Western Australia,s Shenton Park Animal Facility in large ... The main dietary item of the adult quokkas in the current study was &amp;#x27;quokka cubes,, which contain 45% carbohydrate, 14 ...

Australian Journal of Zoology, Jan 1, 2010