Dr Kate Reid is the Director of Evaluation and Quality in the Department of Medical Education at The University of Melbourne. Kate is a psychologist and an experienced educational researcher with expertise in medical education spanning assessment, evaluation and selection.
She has extensive experience in quantitative analysis, particularly as it applies to written and clinical assessments in initial medical training and an in-depth understanding of approaches to standard setting in medical education. She also has high-level skills in gathering and analysing qualitative data using methods such as focus groups and in-depth interviewing. Her recent research has included examination of the predictors of student achievement in medical training on a national multi-site project funded by the GAMSAT consortium. She has researched widely in health professions education, including work focussed on the preparation of interns in their first year of clinical exposure, the evaluation of assessment methods, qualitative studies focused on women's return to work experiences in medicine, and an investigation of selection processes for dental education. Her experience in medical education also involves consulting to specialist medical colleges providing expertise on the review of assessment processes.
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Assessing Diagnostic Reasoning Using a Standardized Case-Based Discussion
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Senior Lecturer In Medical Education
Medical Education
Psychologist
Australian Health Practioner Regulation Agency
Education
Masters of Science (Applied Statistics)
Swinburne University of Technology
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters of Psychology
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts
University of Melbourne