Monash Medical Education Conference 2026
Description
The annual Monash Medical Education Conference brings together the Monash Medicine community to collaborate and contribute to the ongoing quality improvement of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.
This year’s theme, ‘Transforming Medical Education for the Future’, will explore how medical education is evolving, with a focus on future-oriented approaches to curriculum design and delivery, and the opportunities and challenges emerging from global trends.
Academics, clinicians, professional staff, medical students, alumni and patients involved in the Monash MD program are invited to join us to:
Share effective teaching practices and innovations
Explore challenges in medical education and identify practical solutions
Strengthen understanding of how the MD curriculum connects across disciplines and stages, including horizontal and vertical integration
Build connections across the Monash Medicine community to enhance teaching, learning and curriculum design.
Interested in presenting your work at the conference? Submit an abstract for the opportunity to deliver an oral presentation or workshop by Friday 4 September.
EVENT DETAILS
Date | Tuesday 15 December 2026 |
Time | 8:30am - 6:00pm |
Venue | Learning and Teaching Building, 19 Ancora Imparo Way, Monash University, Clayton Campus |
Format | In person |
RSVP | Tuesday 24 November 2026 |
Lineup
Professor Gurpreet Dhaliwal
Gurpreet is a clinician-educator and Professor of Medicine at the University of California. A renowned expert in diagnostic reasoning, he studies how clinicians make diagnoses and work with AI to improve decision-making.
Associate Professor Jennifer Neil
Associate Professor Jennifer Neil is Head of Curriculum of the Monash School of Medicine. She graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2003 with honours and went on to join the Emergency Medicine training program, completing her primary examinations before moving into general practice. She commenced work as an educator in the Department of General Practice in early 2015, completing a Masters in Clinical Education. She became Curriculum and Assessment Lead for the General Practice program and gained an interest in medical education research in which she has supervised both students and staff members. In addition to this, she has expertise in family violence and trauma and violence informed care. She has trained hundreds of primary care health professionals, both throughout Australia and Internationally in this area. She has both national and international reach being the co-chair of WONCA's (World Family Doctor Organisation) Special Interest Group on Family Violence and Deputy Chair of the RACCGP Specific Interest Group on Abuse and Violence in Families. She has published in this area as well as co-authored three chapters in the RACGP guideline on abuse and violence. She is currently completing a PhD at the University of Melbourne on GPs who are survivors of family violence and their professional experiences. She continues to work as a GP and sees a full range of GP presentations but especially has interests in mental health, supporting survivors of family violence and chronic disease management.
Dr Siobhan Hardiman
Siobhan Hardiman is a Lecturer (Education-focused) in the School of Primary and Allied Health Care (Social Work), with a practice background of almost twenty years working with children, adolescents and families, typically regarding intimate partner violence and family violence. Siobhan has been awarded the Dean's Award for Excellence in Education from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, and was recently featured by the University as a part of the 'teachers that transform' campaign. Siobhan is the unit coordinator of SWM5127 Family violence and social work practice, and has been responsible for developing curriculum for family violence practice response for the Department of Social Work, the School of Psychological Sciences, the Department of Paramedicine and the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at Monash University.
Dr Kim Johnston
Agenda
- 8:30 am
Registration
- 8:45 am
Welcome
- 9:00 am
Keynote
- 10:00 am
Morning Tea
- 10:25 am
Oral Presentation
- 12:00 pm
Lunch
- 1:00 pm
Workshops
- 2:30 pm
Afternoon Tea
- 3:00 pm
Workshops
- 4:15 pm
Plenary
- 5:00 pm
Networking and Refreshments
FAQs
- How do I get to the venue? What parking options are available?
PARKING
Metered parking bays are available in the North One Multi-level (N1) and South-east Three (SE3) car parks:
Pink zone: Visitor parking
Orange zone: Accessible parking
Pay by card using the pay-by-plate machines on campus, or using the corresponding Clayton Visitor codes in the OPark app.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Huntingdale train station is 10 minutes by bus to the Clayton campus – take routes 601, 630 or 900. There are also eleven buses which service the campus from all directions.
By train
By train to Huntingdale
Take a Cranbourne or Pakenham line train to Huntingdale Station (services operate via the Metro Tunnel from 1 February 2026).
From Huntingdale, catch the 601, 630 or 900 bus to campus.
Change points:
For some journeys, you may connect between lines at Caulfield, Town Hall, State Library or Footscray stations to reach a Cranbourne or Pakenham line service.
By bus
601 bus is a direct shuttle to Huntingdale Station
630, 631, 703, 733, 737, 802/804/862, and 900 bus routes stop in the Bus Interchange (Monash University stop)
742 bus route stops on Research Way (Monash University/Research Way stop)
800 bus route stops on Princes Highway (Wellington Road stop)
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