Robert O'Brien Email & Phone Number

Robert has over 20 years’ experience in a range of education environments. His prior appointment was as the Clinical Education Fellow in the University of Melbourne Medical School. Previous appointments also include the Professor and Director of the Health Simulation Centre at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth and the Director of Medical Education and Training at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. He holds both Doctoral and Master's degrees in Education focusing on adult learning in the context of ongoing professional learning for educators. He has worked extensively in medical education and simulation development and has lead projects that developed simulation instructor programs that have utilised simulation to teach clinical and non-clinical skills. Recent projects have continued this interest in Non Clinical Skills working with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons on a number of programs from trainees through to fellow level. His major research and development interests are in improving outcomes in health through the use of non-technical skills training and in clinical debriefing grounded in simulation based education. He has held executive appointments with the Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare and been involved with a number of state and national medical and clinical education advisory committees.

Listed skills include Medical Education, Staff Development, Training, Teaching, and 46 others.