You contributed a few times to Panacea, the biannual magazine of the Australian Medical Students’ Association, and in one article you wrote about the importance of “lifelong teaching”. What do you think of AOA’s educational culture?
The vast majority of the registrars and consultants I’ve worked with, and for, have had an immense impact on my education. The patience and dedication and genuine investment in my progression (and that of my contemporaries) is inspiring. A lot of this is done in off-the-cuff moments and non-formal ways. I think that in any organisation, the culture is a reflection on the practices of the ‘at-the-coalface’ member. From my experience, that is strong.
Clearly AOA, from a presidential level (and onwards) is investing significant focus and energy in transforming education, assessment and training; that says to me that the educational culture of the AOA is strong.