Personal profile
Biography
Dr Rohan Rasiah is an Associate Professor Rural Health, at the Western Australian Centre Rural Health and is based in the Pilbara. He is a practicing community pharmacist and prior to his appointment at WACRH, he was the Program Convenor of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) program at the University of Newcastle. His teaching experience encompasses clinical pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics and rural health. Dr Rasiah has taught into undergraduate and postgraduate programs in pharmacy, nursing, midwifery and allied health, focusing on disease state management, communication skills, clinical leadership and prescribing.
He has experience in using simulated learning environments to help engage students and integrate their core knowledge into practice and expertise in the delivery of simulation exercises for pharmacy and other health professional students in an inter-professional environment and has been actively involved in curriculum design and delivery in particular around the incorporation of simulation into curricula.
He is currently on the TEQSA Register of Experts (Discipline 060501 Pharmacy; Academic Quality Assurance; Curriculum Development and Design). From 2013-2016 he was an academic representative on the Accreditation Committee of the Australian Pharmacy Council. He was a member of the Health Workforce Australia Program Advisory Group for Simulation. He has been the Deputy President of Academic Senate (Teaching and Learning) at the University of Newcastle from 2010-2012. Prior to his appointment at the University of Newcastle he was the Pharmacist Academic located with the Mt Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health and Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of Pharmacy Program at James Cooks University.
Research interests
- Simulated Learning Environments and Assessment
- Quality Use of Medicines
- Provision of Health Services to Remote Communities
- Aboriginal Health
- Primary Health Care
- Evaluation of Teaching and Learning Programs
Memberships
- Member, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
- Member, Professional Pharmacists Australia
- Member, International Pharmaceutical Federation
External positions
Conjoint Associate Professor, University of Newcastle
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Experience of and recommendations for creating new rural and remote psychology placements
Ohan, J. L., Wilson, C., Saulsman, L., Becerra, R. & Rasiah, R. L., 2025, In: Australian Psychologist. 60, 4, p. 295-299 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rural nursing and allied health placements during the latter stage of the COVID-19 public health emergency: A national study
Jessup, B., Brand, A., Kirschbaum, M., Allen, P., Bourke, L., Bailie, J., Heaney, S., Sheepway, L., Podubinski, T., Hoang, H., Obamiro, K., Jatrana, S., Knight, S., Fitzroy, R. & Rasiah, R., Feb 2025, In: Australian Journal of Rural Health. 33, 1, 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting Rurally Dwelling Adults With Disabilities: The Experiences of Staff From Two Organisations in Western Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lawrence-Haughey, Z., Moran, M., Rasiah, R. & Nattabi, B., Apr 2025, In: Australian Journal of Rural Health. 33, 2, p. e70023 9 p., e70023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What do Australian university staff perceive are the features of high-quality rural health student placements? A sequential explanatory study
Green, E., Rasiah, R. L., Quilliam, C., Moore, L., Ridd, M., Ferns, J., Sheepway, L., Seaton, C., Taylor, C. & Fitzgerald, K., 25 Jun 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 6, p. e098381 e098381.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Confidence working with First Nations Australians: Pre/post-rural placement survey of allied health students
Woods, J., Fitzgerald, K., Papertalk, L. P., Papertalk Green, C., Rasiah, R., Moran, M., Bentink, S. J. & Thompson, S., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera
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Influences on improved confidence among allied health students in working with Australian Indigenous people during a rural placement: a pre-post survey study
Woods, J. A. (Contributor), Fitzgerald, K. (Contributor), Papertalk, L. P. (Contributor), Green, C. (Contributor), Rasiah, R. L. (Contributor), Moran, M. (Contributor), Bentink, S. (Contributor) & Thompson, S. C. (Contributor), Figshare, 2 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7521692
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Integrated Chronic Disease Care – Country WA PHN Evaluation
Thompson, S. (Investigator 01), Hamilton, S. (Investigator 02), Hussain, M. A. (Investigator 03), Holloway, M. (Investigator 04), Moran, M. (Investigator 05) & Rasiah, R. (Investigator 06)
1/07/16 → 30/06/18
Project: Research