Caroline Wright (0000-0001-6249-3486)

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Caroline is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences at Monash University, and she also holds the position of Director of Education for the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. Caroline has extensive experience in health professions education (medical imaging and radiation sciences) including curriculum development, innovative pedagogical approaches, program evaluation and accreditation and has been responsible for developing courses from inception to delivery. Caroline's goals in education are to create sustainable, student centred, engaging, authentic and evidence based teaching, learning and assessment strategies, which allow students to develop confidence and capability. Caroline is currently course coordinator for three programs; The Master of Radiation Therapy, Bachelor of Radiation Sciences, and the Master of Advanced Radiation Therapy Practice and she continues to be actively engaged in teaching. Caroline has a keen interest in scholarship and research in health professions education with research interests which include online learning, simulation, work-integrated learning, advanced health care practice, professionalism and fitness to practise. In her clinical discipline of radiation therapy and cancer treatment, Caroline continues to be involved in research for breast and prostate cancer, communication in cancer care, professional development and advanced treatment techniques. Caroline has received over $1,000,000 in competitive funding as Chief investigator/Consultant for educational and curriculum related projects in radiation therapy and has collaborated with clinical partners and universities throughout Australia and internationally. Caroline is currently primary supervisor for seven Higher Research Degree students, a number of whom have been awarded grants and awards for their research. Caroline is a founding member of the Australian and New Zealand Medical Radiation Research Network and is a member of the editorial review board for the Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice. In 2018, Caroline was appointed by the Minister for Health to the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) and as part of this role Caroline sits on a number of MRPBA and AHPRA committees and working groups. Caroline received the prestigious Varian Award for outstanding service to the profession of radiation therapy in Australia in 2023.

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Monash University: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2019-01-01 to present | Associate Professor (Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences)

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Caroline Wright

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Monash University: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

Sheffield Hallam University : Sheffield, South Yorkshire, GB

Weston Park Hospital: Sheffield, Sheffield, GB

Weston Park Hospital: Sheffield, Sheffield, GB

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Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

Sheffield Hallam University: Sheffield, Sheffield, GB

Sheffield Hallam University: Sheffield, Sheffield, GB

University of Derby: Derby, Derby, GB

Sheffield Hallam University: Sheffield, Sheffield, GB

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Tung Wah College: Hong Kong, CN

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

Monash University : Monash, VIC, AU

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

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Professionalism in the medical radiations practice professions: understanding professional dilemmas through student narratives about workplace learning

Professionalism in the medical radiations practice professions: understanding professional dilemmas through student narratives about workplace learning

The development of a national curriculum framework for advanced practice in radiation therapy

Advanced Practice Project, Palliative Radiation Therapy

Development of a generic national radiation therapy clinical assessment tool

The development and Implementation of an educational framework for a radiation therapist treatment review advanced practice role

Introduction of Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training Systems (VERT) into Radiation Therapy Teaching Universities

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Categorising drivers of curriculum renewal in entry‐to‐practice health professional education: A scoping review

Exploring the development of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for health professions educators through faculty development

Australian radiation therapist's research capacity and culture: investigating the extent of assistance required to build research capacity

Validation testing of a language translation device for suitability in assisting Australian radiation therapists to communicate with Mandarin-speaking patients

Application of an automated dose accumulation workflow in high-risk prostate cancer - validation and dose-volume analysis between planned and delivered dose

Development of an automated radiotherapy dose accumulation workflow for locally advanced high-risk prostate cancer – A technical report

Unprofessional practice and student professionalism dilemmas: What can radiography learn from the other health professions?

“Why have you done it that way?” Educator perceptions of student-initiated conversations about perceived deviations from evidence-based clinical practice

Protocol of a study investigating breath-hold techniques for upper-abdominal radiation therapy (BURDIE): addressing the challenge of a moving target

Radiation-induced oesophagitis in breast cancer: Factors influencing onset and severity for patients receiving supraclavicular nodal irradiation

Employing positive psychology to improve radiation therapy workplace culture

Setting priorities for health education research: A mixed methods study

Occupational burnout among radiation therapists in Australia

Occupational burnout among radiographers, sonographers and radiologists in Australia and New Zealand

Self-efficacy perceptions of interprofessional education and practice in undergraduate healthcare students

Managing clinical education through understanding key principles

An on-line survey investigating Australian radiation therapists’ responses to hypothetical dilemmas concerning impaired fitness to practise

Practice patterns of radiation therapy technology in Australia: results of a national audit

Student empathy levels across 12 medical and health professions: an interventional study Journal: of Compassionate Health Care

Managing clinical education through an understanding of key principles.

Blending work-integrated learning with distance education in an Australian radiation therapy advanced practice curriculum

Beyond cancer treatment–a review of total lymphoid irradiation for heart and lung transplant recipients Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Australian radiation therapists’ perceptions of the determinants of fitness to practise; A mixed methods focus group study

A survey to evaluate the implementation of a national clinical assessment form

Development and implementation of the Australian universities radiation therapy student clinical assessment form

Using focus groups in radiation therapy research: Ethical and practical considerations

Defining fitness to practise in Australian radiation therapy: A focus group study

Learning style preferences of Australian health science students

Predictors of attitudes to e-learning of Australian health care students

Are learning style preferences of health science students predictive of their attitudes towards e-learning?

Meeting the research agenda in Australian radiation therapy: The current picture

Evaluation of selection criteria for graduate students in radiation therapy