Professor Claire Palermo, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University (9:45-10:15am)

Professor Claire Palermo is the Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) and works alongside the Deputy Dean (Education) to ensure the quality of teaching in all undergraduate and graduate courses across the Faculty.

Claire has a record of sustained educational excellence at Monash University. Claire is an exceptional educator having been awarded the Dean’s individual award for teaching excellence in 2009, the Dean’s program award for teaching excellence in 2021, a national citation from the Australian Government Department of Education and Training for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning in 2016 and a national award for Teaching Excellence in 2017.

Claire is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of Dietitians Australia and is a nationally and internationally recognised researcher in health professions education.

Keynote presentation, "Transforming assessment in health education: Reflections on the evidence to create a vision for the faculty". This will be followed by Q&A and discussion. (9:45-10:15)

Claire will also be presenting "Transforming clinical assessment" workshop (10:40-11:45).