Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Sandra is the inaugural Head of the Division of Health Professions Education and academic lead in selection at The University of Western Australia. Her past roles have included being the Associate Dean of Education in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (UWA) and the Senior Lecturer in Medical Education UWA (curriculum development). Sandra has worked in health professions education and Faculty wide curriculum development for 20 years. As a medical educator her focus has been to enable clinicians, scientists, teachers and students to work together to produce quality programs.
Roles and responsibilities
Head, Division of Health Professions Education
Director, Postgraduate courses in Health Professions Education
Coordinator, Major in Humanities for Health and Medicine
Research
Sandra is a mixed methods researcher with interests and publications that span, selection of students, approaches to curriculum development, health humanities, teaching practices, learning and assessment and evaluation of course outcomes.
Keywords
- Experiential learning
- Outcome-based education
- Use of simulation techniques
- Emotional intelligence
- Predictors of preparedness
- Selection processes
- Enhancing feedback for students
- Interprofessional learning
- Curriculum development
- Health and Medical Humanities
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Research Output 2004 2019
Likelihood of rural practice in medical school entrants with prior tertiary experience
Playford, D. E., Mercer, A., Carr, S. E. & Puddey, I. B., 8 Apr 2019, In : Medical Teacher. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Medical Schools
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Relative progress and academic performance of graduate vs undergraduate entrants to an Australian medical school
Puddey, I. B., Mercer, A. & Carr, S. E., 22 May 2019, In : BMC Medical Education. 19, 14 p., 159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Student motivation to learn: Is self-belief the key to transition and first year performance in an undergraduate health professions program?
Edgar, S., Carr, S. E., Connaughton, J. & Celenza, A., 18 Apr 2019, In : BMC Medical Education. 19, 1, 111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
profession
health
performance
student
curriculum
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Predicting performance of junior doctors: Association of workplace based assessment with demographic characteristics, emotional intelligence, selection scores, and undergraduate academic performance
Carr, S. E., Celenza, A., Mercer, A. M., Lake, F. & Puddey, I. B., 2 Nov 2018, In : Medical Teacher. 40, 11, p. 1175-1182 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Emotional Intelligence
emotional intelligence
Medical Schools
Workplace
workplace
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Predictors of confidence in anatomy knowledge for work as a junior doctor: A national survey of Australian medical students
Farey, J. E., Bui, D. T., Townsend, D., Sureshkumar, P., Carr, S. & Roberts, C., 31 Jul 2018, In : BMC Medical Education. 18, 1, 174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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Teaching
student
Projects 2016 2019
Social Research on Health: Addressing Anti-Health Messaging in a Digital Era
Cover, R., Fozdar, F., Elfving-Hwang, J., Han, S., Attwell, K., Bartlett, A., Carr, S., Mavaddat, N. & Atkins, M.
1/01/19 → 13/12/19
Project: Research
Does the Lower Performing Medical Student Sink or Swim as a Junior Doctor? What Lessons can be Learned for Selection and Assessment
Carr, S., Celenza, T., Wearn, A., Leech, M., Canny, B. & Wilkinson, T.
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
WA Clinical Training Network - Depth of Field: Exploring Ageing Research
Brand, G., Etherton-Beer, C. & Carr, S.
1/03/16 → 15/06/16
Project: Research
Prizes
Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Sandra Carr (Recipient), 2018
Prize
Teaching
science
health
learning
student
Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Sandra Carr (Recipient), 2007
Prize
Dentistry
Teaching
Medicine
Health
Teaching
learning
student