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Anna Vnuk

Projects

1

Publications

12

Awards

7

Contact Details

Academic Coordinator Year 4

Biography

Associate Professor Anna Vnuk is a medical education specialist, with a background in General Practice.  

Anna graduated with MBBS from Adelaide University and worked in rural and urban general practice, obtaining a DRANZCOG and FRACGP before starting her teaching career at Flinders University.  She taught in all levels of the postgraduate medical course, basing her teaching innovation from her post graduate students in a Grad Cert Tertiary Education, Masters of Clinical Education and Doctor of Education. 

She commenced with James Cook Univeristy in October 2020 as Academic Coordinator of Year 4 in Cairns and has been Acting Head of the Cairns Clinical School (2023-2024). 

Her research has focussed on qualitative research and, more specifically, the student experience of learning, and has researched these areas using the following frameworks: Threshold Concepts, Activity Theory, Theory of Planned Behaviour and Self Determination Theory.

Research

Projects
Exploration of the development of Self-Regulated Learning in year 4 JCU medical students in Cairns (Old ID 27304)
15 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2022

Activities

Committees
ANZAHPE Diversity Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee
2020 - 2024
Clinical Studies
2022 - 2024
College of Medicine and Dentistry Cabinet
2023 - 2024
ANZAHPE Board
2020 - 2024
Equity Committee - contact officer
2023 - 2024
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service Credentialling Committee
2022 - 2024
CMD Honours Committee
2023
Education
MBBS, University of Adelaide
1981 - 1986
Graduate Certificate of Tertiary Education, Flinders University
1996 - 1997
Masters of Clinical Education, University of New South Wales
2000 - 2003
Docotr of Education, Flinders University
2010 - 2013
Certificate of Reproductive and Sexual Health, Theory, Assessment and Clinical Attachment, Family Planning Association of Australia
2018 - 2018
Associations
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
1995
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
1989
Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators
2020
Awards
Vice Chancellor's teaching Award (Team) MClin Ed
2016
Chancellor's Letter of Commendation
2013
Mary Lawson Prize for Clinical Skills Innovation
2013
Finalist Australian Awards for University Teaching (with Professor Harry Owen)
2005
Vice Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Individual) Clinical Skills
2004
Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in teaching (Team) GP Term
1999
Recognition of Exemplary Service
2018
Employment
Year 4 MBBS Academic Coordinator Cairns, James Cook University - Cairns Campus
Adjunct Associate Professor, Flinders University
Associate Professor in Medicine, Flinders University

Output

factors positively influencing GP obstetricians to remain in rural and remote obstetric practice
2025
Exell, Beth; Vnuk, Anna (2025) 'factors positively influencing GP obstetricians to remain in rural a. The Australian journal of rural health, 33 (4). [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Distribution of male and female procedural and surgical specialists in Australia
2021
Turtle, Elizabeth; Vnuk, Anna; Isaac, Vivian (2021) 'Distribution of male and female procedural and . Australian Health Review, 45 (2):235-240. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Male genital examination in the medical curricula: an exploration of medical students’ experience
2019
Jayasuria, Andrew; Wearn, Andy; Vnuk, Anna; Bhoopatkar, Harsh (2019) 'Male genital examination in th. New Zealand Medical Student , 1 (29):11-14. ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
E-learning for self-management support: Introducing blended learning for graduate students - A cohort study 13 Education 1303 Specialist Studies in Education 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services
2018
Munro, Virginia; Morello, Andrea; Oster, Candice; Redmond, Christine; Vnuk, Anna; Lennon, Sheila; La...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Medical students' experience of performing female pelvic examinations: Opportunities and barriers
2017
Bhoopatkar, Harsh; Wearn, Andy; Vnuk, Anna (2017) 'Medical students' experience of performing female. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetric, 57 (5):514-519. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
The influence of students' gender on equity in Peer Physical Examination: a qualitative study
2017
Vnuk, Anna K.; Wearn, Andy; Rees, Charlotte E. (2017) 'The influence of students' gender on equity i. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 22 (3):653-665. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
The “ANZAHPE Way”: Nurturing health professionals, educators, learners and researchers in the next 50 years
2023
Ash, Julie Katherine; Anakin, Megan; Canny, Ben; Denniston, Charlotte; Molloy, Elizabeth; Rogers, Ga...
Journal Contribution Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Audit and exploration of graduating medical students' opportunities to perform digital rectal examinations as part of their learning
2019
Bhoopatkar, Harsh; Wearn, Andy; Vnuk, Anna (2019) 'Audit and exploration of graduating medical stude ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (5) :617-618. [DOI] ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
The art of education: Why do we teach skills the way we do?
2016
Seymour-Walsh, Amy; Worley, Paul; Vnuk, Anna; Grantham, Hugh (2016) 'The art of education: Why do we Resuscitation, 106 (Supplement 1) :e13-e13....
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Is the common approach to teaching ALS skills cost-effective?
2016
Seymour-Walsh, Amy; Worley, Paul; Vnuk, Anna; Grantham, Hugh (2016) 'Is the common approach to teach Resuscitation, 106 (Supplement 1) :e46-e46....
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Is patient morbidity and mortality improved with a skill teaching strategy embedded in learning theory?
2015
Seymour-Walsh, Amy; Worley, Paul; Vnuk, Anna; Grantham, Hugh (2015) 'Is patient morbidity and mortal Resuscitation, 96 (Supplement 1) :85-85. [ ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Is our assessment of resuscitation skills robust? Examining the validation process
2016
Seymour-Walsh Amy; Worley Paul; Vnuk Anna; Grantham Hugh (2016) Is our assessment of resuscitation . [DOI] ...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU