Ms Pamela Harvey - Researcher Profile

Pamela Harvey

Address

Monash University School of Rural Health
North West Rural Medical Education Unit

Contact Details

Tel: +61 3 5440 9083

Email: pam.harvey@monash.edu


Biography

Pam is a physiotherapist who joined Monash University, North West Rural Medical Education Unit in the School of Rural Health in 2007 as a lecturer.  She has responsibilities for academic support, curriculum development, educational research and program evaluation in the Regional Clinical Schools of Bendigo and Mildura.  Pam’s previous employment was with Monash University, School of Rural Health, Office of Research (2006-2007), where she was a research assistant in a systematic review for the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute study on health workforce retention.

Prior to being employed by Monash, Pam worked in a range of community physiotherapy jobs including chronic disease management, work rehabilitation and private practice.  Pam has also worked as a lecturer at TAFE (2001-2006), taking classes in the Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing.  As well as being a health professional, Pam is the author of fourteen children’s books, and writes regularly for a range of magazines and journals.  She is currently a PhD in Communication candidate, researching the representation of adolescents with chronic illnesses in young adult fiction.

Research & Supervision Interests

    1.   Involving Simulated Patients in medical education. 
    2.   Incorporating medical humanities in medical education.
    3.   Clinical reasoning development in health professional students. 
    4.   Using clinician stories in health professional education.
    5.   Bibliotherapy in schools.

Qualifications

MASTER OF EDUCATION
Institution: LaTrobe University
Year awarded: 2010
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE (PHYSIOTHERAPY)
Institution: Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences
Year awarded: 1987

Publications

Journal Articles

Harvey, P., Radomski, N., 2011, Performance pressure: Simulated patients and high-stakes examinations in a regional clinical school, Australian Journal of Rural Health [P], vol 19, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 284-289.

Harvey, P., 2010, Bibliotherapy use by welfare teams in secondary colleges, Australian Journal of Teacher Education [P], vol 35, issue 5, Social Science Press, Australia, pp. 29-39.

Harvey, P., 2009, Book Review - Complications: A Surgeon's notes on an imperfect science; Better: A surgeons notes on performance, Focus on Health Professional Education [P], vol 10, issue 3, Australasian and New Zealand Association for Medical Education, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 87-89.

Harvey, P.J., 2009, Grazing: Sense of place, Australian Journal of Rural Health [P], vol 17, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, p. 286.

Harvey, P.J., 2008, Grazings: Community work injuries: country style, Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol 16, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond, Vic, 3121, Australia, p. 321.

Harvey, P.J., 2007, A first, Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol 15, issue 6, Blackwell Publishing, Carlton Vic 3053, pp. 389-390.

Conference Proceedings

Harvey, P., Radomski, N., 2011, Written feedback for students in longitudinal placements: The FIT model, Exploring Ideas in Medical Education, 21-23 September 2011, The University of South Dakota, South Dakota, p. 1.

Harvey, P.J., Radomski, N.A., 2009, Performance and pressure: The effects of simulation on simulated patients, Research in Clinical Skills: Showcasing Best Practice for Students and Practitioners, July 1-4, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia, p. 62.

Radomski, N.A., Harvey, P.J., 2009, Seeing something new: Teaching clinical reasoning through use of portraiture, Research in Clinical Skills: Showcasing Best Practice for Students and Practitioners, July 1-4, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia, pp. 15-16.

Harvey, P.J., 2009, The clinical skill of bibliotherapy: Stories as a tool for practitioners to assist adolescents with chronic disease management, Research in Clinical Skills: Showcasing Best Practice for Students and Practitioners, July 1-4, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia, p. 61.

Other

Humphreys, J.S., Wakerman, J., Wells, R., Kuipers, P., Jones, J.A., Entwistle, P., Harvey, P.J., 2007, Improving primary health care workforce retention in small rural and remote communities: how important is ongoing education and training?, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Canberra ACT 0200, pp. 1-63.