The Prideaux Centre

for health professions education research

Aim

• of course to be ‘top’, but ‘top’ in: – translational research programmes – Australasian context

• domains of research: – programmatic assessment for learning

(incl. admission) – longitudinal integrated learning

environments

strategic directions

strategic directions

visibility

credibility

meaning fulness

collabora-tion

infrastruc-ture

• launch • annual report • LinkedIn page • collaborations • standard PR material

visibility

credibility

meaning fulness

colabora-tion

infrastruc-ture visibility

• translation of research to our own practice • communication with teaching

staff involvement in teaching • strong relationship with MCD as a

centre of expertise • ‘having the right answers’

visibility

credibility

meaning fulness

colabora-tion

infrastruc-ture credibility

• translational research • increase attractiveness for

international students through educational reputation

• research activities: – journal club – presentations – centre lunch presentations – etc.

visibility

credibility

meaning fulness

colabora-tion

infrastruc-ture meaningfulness

• MD/NTMP/FURCS • SoHS/SoNM • other Australian medical schools • international groups: e.g. Taiwan Rogano, USUH, bloodsafe, GAMSAT • AMEE/ANZAHPE

visibility

credibility

meaning fulness

colabora-tion

infrastruc-ture collaboration

• infrastructure – internal information systems – RDO type support – tracking systems for RDH students

• finances – co-investment money – fellowship money support from SoHS – grant incomes – consulting incomes

visibility

credibility

meaning fulness

colabora-tion

infrastruc-ture infrastructure

levels of activities

• school of medicine • faculty of medicine, nursing and health

sciences • flinders university • Australia • international

research approach practical problem

theorising

problem definition

research

redesign

justification

operational activities

• staff development/capacity building – research forums – conferences – courses – buddying – seminars – collaboration – visiting scholars

operational activities

• ongoing research activities – own practices – collaborations – PhD students – master students

master and PhD with publications

• learn how to design a programme of research • vehicle for collaborations (national and international) • learn how to write up a publication to get the work

disseminated • learn how to deal with all the issues associated with

this (predatory journals, ethics, copyright release, academic integrity, etc.)

operational activities

• facilitating: – income – managing KPIs – standard forms/answers – RMIS support – info database

structure

Svetlana Helen Sharen

Lambert Julie

structure

5 people 2.89 FTE

Svetlana Helen Sharen

Lambert Julie

structure

37 people 2.075 FTE

results

• income • output • activities

results: income (2014)

• research grant income: 298,741 $ • university contributions+ other external

income: 123,151$ • expenditure: 113,208

results: output (2014)

• 62 journal articles (55 refereed IF) • 3 book chapters • 4 refereed conference papers • 25 different members conference

attendances (20 conferences) • 10 invited addresses

results: activities

• international journal editor: 5 members (6 journals)

• peer reviewer: 24 journals, 15 members • committee memberships: 42

committees, 17 members • numerous individual consultancies • visiting scholars: 4 (2014)

targets for 2017

• 50,000 external income per FTE • physical Prideaux centre presence • support development individual researchers

capacity • minimum of 7 publications per FTE • increase # of enrolments • build supervisor capacity

but

• engage in more innovative research • closer link research educational

development • focus on individual researchers capacity • closer link with mClinEd • better marketing • alignment with research institutes

what has happened so far

• research: innovative, close links with own practice (admissions, supervisor, feedback, IT in active learning)

• research back into education: (PAL, progress testing, GPEx, supervisor feedback module)

• links with mClinEd (exploration of tightening the connection)

• Better marketing (digital presence, logo, sponsorship ANZAHPE, LinkedIn, etc.)

• Alignment with research institute (TBA)

on the agenda

• How to support individual people better: – RSN – peer review of manuscripts – more writing workshops – help with editing – help with ethics – tailored workshops (nVivo, research methods)

– small grants (trial with SoHS)

– distribute external consultancies

and many others:

• establish communities of practice – A physical Prideaux Centre presence – An annual ‘welcome’ event (e.g., a cocktail party in

September/October) – Retreat – The annual Research Symposium – Confirmation of Candidature Seminars – Post-graduation ceremony lunch for PhD graduates – Create a PhD student page on the Prideaux Centre website, – Create Prideaux Centre researcher profiles, with information about

capacity (e.g., supervision, research interests)

and more:

• More flexible fee structures • Mindfulness workshop • Grants and funding support • How to establish a collaboration’ • Life after the PhD – sustaining a career in

academia • Postdoctoral research tracks (possibly funded

by external consultancies)

any ideas?