Interprofessional Education Research

Research aims and objectives

Collaborative practice and interprofessional education (IPE) is a core focus of the UONDRH team. As such there are a number of projects focusses on IPE and collaborative practice that are being undertaken by our staff. These include:

  • Quality Academic Learning, Innovative Teaching and Yarning (QuALITY): Evaluating practice-based and interprofessional learning in the context of collaborative healthcare.
    Susan Heaney, Leanne Brown, Jane Ferns, Alexandra Little, Luke Wakely, Sonja Littlejohns, Daniel Stevens, Ricky Pomroy, Lisa Urquhart, Kerrie Wisely, Claire Frewin, Erin Elsley
  • Rapport between supervisors from different professions: tapping into the unrealised potential for developing students’ collaborative practice through work integrated learning (Project funded through the Australian Collaborative Education Network – see project report.
  • From Student to Practitioner: The Lived Experience of Navigating Collaborative Practice for Healthcare
    Alexandra Little (PhD Candidate), Leanne Brown, Anne Croker, Carole James

The diverse research team includes:

Department of Rural Health contact:    

Dr Anne Croker, Research Academic, Tamworth
Email: anne.croker@newcastle.edu.au