DrKaren D'Souza

Associate Professor in Medical Education, Education-focused

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

  • Associate Professor in Medical Education, Education-focused
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine
  • +61 3 522 72116 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Karen is the Course Director for the Doctor of Medicine Course at the School of Medicine, Deakin University. Karen was one of the founding Faculty members of the School of Medicine, commencing in 2007 to design and develop clinical training across all years and campuses/clinical placement sites to ensure our Deakin medical graduates are highly competent and work ready – which has become a hallmark of graduating Deakin doctors. She is co-chair of the Australasian Collaboration for Clinical Assessment in Medicine (ACCLAiM), co-chair of the Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ) Medical Education Collaborative Committee (MECC); and participates in several MDANZ working groups on professionalism; student support; student wellbeing and flexible medical education. 

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Professor in Medical Education, Education-focused
    Deakin University, School of Medicine

DEGREES

  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
    University of Melbourne

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Curriculum and pedagogy
  • Specialist studies in education
  • Education systems

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Medicine