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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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Projects 2016 2019
Social Research on Health: Addressing Anti-Health Messaging in a Digital Era
Cover, R. I., 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, A., 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
Research Output 2004 2018
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
workplace
performance
school
supervision
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
medical student
confidence
self-confidence
Teaching
student
What are the attributes of excellence in an acute practice occupational therapist?
Swan, J. M., Carr, S. & Fisher, C., 9 Oct 2018, In : Australian Occupational Therapy Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Interviews
Staff Development
Occupational Therapy
Self Care
Tertiary Care Centers
What is the current knowledge and attitudes of Western Australian final semester registered nursing students undertaking a Bachelor of Science (Nursing) towards patients’ pain management?
Watkins, J. D. & Carr, S., 2018, Annual Worldwide Nursing Conference. Singapore: Global Science and Technology Forum, p. 354-362Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper
Nursing Students
Pain Management
Nursing
Nurses
Students
Do photographs, older adults' narratives and collaborative dialogue foster anticipatory reflection ("preflection") in medical students?
Brand, G., Osborne, A., Carroll, M., Carr, S. & Etherton-Beer, C., 11 Nov 2016, In : BMC Medical Education. 16, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Medical Students
medical student
dialogue
narrative
Learning
Prizes
Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Sandra Carr (Recipient), 2018
Prize/award: Prize
Teaching
science
health
learning
student
Excellence in Teaching Award, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Sandra Carr (Recipient), 2007
Prize/award: Prize
Dentistry
Teaching
Medicine
Health
Teaching
learning
student