MsCara Leishman

Cara is a Lecturer in Nursing at Deakin University in Melbourne, Victoria. After graduating from Monash University in 2010, Cara completed her Honours degree at Deakin University in 2012 with the thesis titled: Evaluation of a nurse-led smoking cessation clinic. Cara also practiced as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Eastern Health, with her most recent clinical roles varying between medical, surgical, and emergency nursing. In 2019, Cara became a Sessional Academic at Deakin University and has most recently been awarded Associate Fellow (AFHEA). Having found her passion for teaching, Cara returned to Monash University where she graduated from the Master of Advanced Nursing (with distinction), specialising in nurse education in September 2023. In early 2024, Cara began her role as a Lecturer at Deakin University and strives to positively enhance undergraduate students journey to becoming registered nurses.