Emergency Medicine educators here to inspire
An exciting professional partnership between Professors of Emergency Medicine, Michelle Johnston and Steve Dunjey, was established at St John of God Murdoch Hospital in early 2021.
15 Apr 2021
Both professors have an extensive background in Emergency Medicine and are now heavily involved in the education of current and upcoming healthcare workers.
Their roles at Murdoch are to further hospital caregivers' education through workshops, discussions, simulations and other activities.
Professor Johnston said it was an exciting opportunity for the hospital.
“This is a very unique job, with us funded by The Australasian College [for Emergency Medicine], to encourage, up-skill and provide a higher level of education to practising clinical staff,” Professor Johnston said.
The role gives Johnston and Dunjey the opportunity to inspire and educate healthcare professionals who may have lost their excitement for learning.
“We are enablers of people continuing to love their work. It is an incredible feeling to rekindle and keep alive the passion to want to learn more… we also get to pass the baton onto junior healthcare workers,” Professor Johnston said.
Professor Johnston will be at Murdoch two days a week, running topic based conversations with registrars and consultants of Emergency Medicine, as well as discussing high-level topics with caregivers on a monthly basis.
“For the monthly topics, we will look deeply into existing research and literature, as well as deliberate on best practice across all areas of discussion,” she said.
“I will also run simulations where caregivers must learn to respond to different scenarios and make quick decisions, communicate effectively and prioritise efficiently.”
Professor Dunjey has been a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at St John of God Murdoch Hospital for a while and this new role gives him the opportunity to further educate caregivers.
Michelle and Steve’s career crossed paths over a decade ago when they both became involved in the clinical and written aspects of the WA fellowship program in Perth.
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