College of Medicine & Dentistry

Natalie Drever

Senior Lecturer - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
natalie.drever@jcu.edu.au

Anna Kokavec

Senior Lecturer, Medical Education, Student Support and Professional Practice
anna.kokavec@jcu.edu.au

Leanne Hall

Senior Research Officer
leanne.hall@jcu.edu.au

Sam Manger

Senior Lecturer, Lifestyle Medicine
sam.manger@jcu.edu.au

John Abbott

Professor in Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry
john.abbott@jcu.edu.au

Karen Carlisle

Associate Professor, Health Postgraduate Education
karen.carlisle@jcu.edu.au

Haleagrahara Nagaraja

Head, Foundation Studies
haleagrahara.nagaraja@jcu.edu.au

Jay Iyer

Senior Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
jay.iyer@jcu.edu.au

Sabe Sabesan

JCU Professor
sabe.sabesan@jcu.edu.au

Challenges in monitoring learning progress in medical education

Jane Harte - College of Medicine & Dentistry

01 Jul 2025 - 08 Aug 2025

A reflective study of catering for diversity of learning styles in medical training.

Novel Leukaemia and Lymphoma Diagnostics in Regional and Remote Settings

Ailie Ross - Physiology and Pharmacology

26 Aug 2025 - 05 Jun 2028

Summary: Townsville is the only site north of Brisbane that conducts the high-level testing required to accurately diagnose leukaemia and lymphoma, which cause a significant disease burden. When patients are from remote areas, a higher error rate can occur, impacting patient outcomes. This project seeks to design and validate novel technologies that can be implemented in regional and remote areas to improve diagnostic accuracy.

Trial of image enhancement software as an educational tool to improve the ability of medical students to diagnose early melanoma

Nichole Harvey - Clinical Skills

01 Apr 2023

Approval Number: H8994, 11 April 2023

Priorities for expanding clinical trials in non-metropolitan hospitals in north Queensland and the Northern Territory: A holistic multiple case study approach. (Priorities4Trials)

Karen Carlisle - Medicine

23 Oct 2025 - 30 Aug 2029

Clinical trials offer safe access to experimental tests and treatments not otherwise available, while also providing participants best-practice healthcare and monitoring for the target condition. Participation by people living in rural, regional and remote (RRR) areas of Australia is significantly less than people living in cities due to limited access. RRR health services have many challenges in conducting clinical trials, particularly due to limited resources spread over vast geographical area. This project aims to explore clinical trial capability, capacity, community priorities and perceived importance in hospitals across northern Australia. A multiple case study approach will be used to address the aims of this project. Four cases, consisting of the single largest hospital facility in a RRR health service/region and the immediate surrounding community, will be selected from within north Queensland and the Northern Territory. To answer the research questions of the project, a series of three studies, using multiple methods, will be conducted within each case where findings will be analysed within and across cases.