My research will examine the curricula and courses of health professions education for content related to geriatrics/gerontology. The goal is to identify actions that universities could take to increase the abilities and willingness of the future health professions workforce to care for Australia’s aged, especially in rural and remote areas.
Connie thrives at the nexus of healthcare management and academia. Her expertise includes long-term care delivery systems for the aged, community and population health, health professions education, and global health. Stanford and Harvard are her alma maters. She has had four Fulbright Specialist awards to Ghana, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Wales, all emphasising international collaboration for educating health professionals. Connie is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and Gerontological Society of America. She has published 115 papers and 17 books/ebooks. Her passion for comprehensive, quality care for the aged comes from both professional and personal experience.
Connie’s Fulbright project will focus on improving curricula for health professions education.