Associate Professor Melanie Fentoullis
Associate Professor
BSc(Med) MBBS MMedEd FRACP SFHEA聽AFANZAHPE聽AFAMEE
Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine
Melanie Fentoullis is a General Paediatrician and an Associate Professor (Clinical Education Fellow) in the School of Clinical Medicine at 91色情片 Sydney's Faculty of Medicine & Health (FMH). As FMH Deputy Director of Academic Conferrals and Clinical Academic Lead for the 91色情片 Medicine program redesign (MPR) project she supports clinical learning and teaching across the 91色情片 Medicine program and leads innovation in education in the Faculty of Medicine & Health. She is an inspirational and creative medical educator who partners with students and colleagues to co-design authentic, experiential, peer-driven learning - including novel digital learning resources that support blended curricula - that effectively prepares students for clinical and professional practice.聽She supports the professional development of students and early career clinical teachers and especially fosters their skills as educators to enhance their effectiveness in teaching their patients, peers, health professional colleagues and community.
As Co-Chair of the Medical Deans (MDANZ) Clinician Educators working group and the 91色情片 Medicine representative in the Medical Deans (MDANZ) Workforce and Training Committee, Melanie has progressed work towards building and sustaining a quality Clinician Educator workforce in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. She has been a long-standing advisory聽member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Curriculum Improvement & Supervision Advisory Committee (previously the RACP Curriculum Advisory Group). She is currently an advisory member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Paediatrics & Child Health Division Basic Training Committee having previously held positions on the聽Paediatrics & Child Health Division Education Committee (PDEC).
In 2021, Melanie received the Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning as well as international professional recognition through Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). This recognition added to her 2019 and 2020 91色情片 Medicine Educational Excellence Awards for successful initiatives that included interactive online resources to enhance students鈥 work-place readiness; a cross-cohort peer teaching program for senior students; and responding to the pandemic crisis in medical education with an online 鈥楾ele-Hospital鈥.聽
As a 91色情片 EF Champion, Academic Co-Lead of the School of Clinical Medicine Clinical Teachers Community of Practice, 91色情片 Academic Mentor, 91色情片 Experienced Peer Reviewer of Teaching, 91色情片 FMH Peer Support of Educators Champion and as an Associate Fellow of AMEE - The International Association for Health Professions Education (AFAMEE) and the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (AFANZAHPE) she is a strong advocate for teaching and the Education Focussed (EF) model campus-wide collaborating with her colleagues across 91色情片 and beyond.
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- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
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2025: Education Focussed (EF) Grant, Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor Education and Student Experience (PVCESE)聽91色情片 $4000 M. Fentoullis
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2024: EF Grant, Office of the PVCESE,聽91色情片 $3300 M. Fentoullis
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2023: EF Grant (EF CoPs Special Projects) Office of the PVCESE,聽91色情片 - Clinical Teachers EF Community of Practice 鈥 鈥淪upport for the development of a dashboard for tracking and managing activities related to medical entrustable professional activities (EPA鈥檚)鈥 $10,000 A. Torda, A. Damodaran, M. Fentoullis, M. Kalucy, A. Seccull
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2023: EF聽Grant, Office of the PVCESE,聽91色情片 $2000 M. Fentoullis
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2022: EF聽Grant Office of the PVCESE, 91色情片 $2000 M. Fentoullis
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2022: EF聽Grant Office of the PVCESE,聽91色情片 $500 M. Fentoullis
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2020: EF Education Initiatives Funding program (EIF) program,聽Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor Education (PVCE), 91色情片 鈥淎ssessment and Feedback - OSCIA (Online Simulated Clinical Interactions Platform)鈥 $30,000 S. Taylor, M. Fentoullis, A. Seccull
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2021: 91色情片 Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Early Career)
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2020: 91色情片 Medicine & Health Award for Educational Excellence (Academic)聽
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2019: 91色情片 Medicine & Health Award for Educational Excellence (Early Career Academic)聽
International
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Co-Chair, Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ), Clinician Educators Working Group (2023 - 2026)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
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91色情片 Medicine Representative, Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ), Workforce and Training Committee (2022 - ongoing) 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
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Member, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Curriculum Improvement & Supervision Advisory Committee (prevously the聽Curriculum Advisory Group - CAG) (2014 鈥 ongoing)聽
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Member, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Paediatrics & Child Health Division Basic Training Committee (2023 鈥 ongoing)聽
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International Presentations and Invited Lectureship: See Publications - Conference Presentations
National
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Clinical Examiner, Australian Medical Council (AMC) Clinical Examination (2021 - ongoing)
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Member, Australian Medical Council (AMC) Clinical Examination Child Health Writing Group (2020 - ongoing)
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Academic Co-Lead, 91色情片 Clinical Teachers Community of Practice (2021 鈥 ongoing)
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91色情片 Education Focussed (EF) Champion (2021 鈥 ongoing)
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91色情片 Experienced Peer Reviewer of Teaching (2021 鈥 ongoing)
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91色情片 Academic Mentor (2022 鈥 ongoing)
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EF Partner, 91色情片 PVCESE Course Enhancement Program (2022)
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91色情片 Presentations and Invited Lectureship:
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Facilitator, Roundtable Session, EF Retreat, 鈥淓ducation Hackathon Challenge鈥 Theme: Getting students back in the classroom. (2023)
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Presenting Author, Gallery Session, 91色情片 Education Festival 鈥淎 Framework for Students to Build their Professional Portfolio as Educators鈥 M. Fentoullis, M.聽Kalucy, C. Cunio (2022)
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Invited Speaker,聽EF Lunch & Learn (Faculty of Medicine & Health)聽鈥淭eaching Students to Teach - Designing聽Core Curricula聽Supporting Students' Professional Skills Development鈥 (2022)
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Presenting Author,聽Assessment & Feedback聽91色情片 Education Festival聽鈥淚nterdisciplinary Peer Feedback to聽Enhance Effective聽Workplace Communication鈥 A. Burdett,聽M.Fentoullis, M.聽Kalucy聽(2021)
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Presenting Author,聽Student success & wellbeing 91色情片 Education Festival 鈥淓mpowering students to self-reflect and proactively plan their self-care as learners and professionals of the future鈥澛燤.Fentoullis, M.聽Kalucy, C. Marley (2021)聽
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Invited Speaker,聽Pecha Kucha聽Presentations聽EF Retreat聽鈥淪upporting Students as Educators聽and Professionals鈥澛(2021)
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Invited Speaker,聽EF Lunch & Learn (Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture)聽鈥淢entimeter: Overview and鈥 something new鈥澛(2021)
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Invited Speaker,聽EF Lunch & Learn (Faculty of Medicine & Health)聽鈥淥nline Approaches to Clinical (Workplace) Learning鈥澛(2021)聽
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Invited Speaker, EF Lunch & Learn (Faculty of Medicine) "Helping our students see the links: A curricula resource fostering flexible and self-directed learning" (2021)
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Faculty of Medicine & Health
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Clinical Academic Lead, 91色情片 Medicine Program Redesign project (2021 - ongoing)
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Peer Support of Educators Champion聽(2024聽鈥 ongoing)
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Mentor, 91色情片 Medicine and Health Staff Mentoring Scheme (2022 鈥 ongoing)
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FMH Presentations and Invited Lectureship:
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Keynote Speaker, 91色情片 Medicine 2020 Education Forum (Theme: Innovation in Education) 鈥淚nnovation in Clinical Learning: Harnessing the challenges and opportunities of the COVID-impacted clinical learning environments鈥 (2020)
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My Teaching
鈥嬧赌As an Associate Professor (Clinical Education Fellow) I support clinical learning and teaching across the 91色情片 Medicine Program and lead innovation in education in the Faculty of Medicine and Health聽with my roles as:
- Deputy Director Academic Conferrals (91色情片 Faculty of Medicine & Health)
- Clinical Academic Lead (91色情片 Medicine Program Redesign project)
- Clinical Skills Tutor - Years 1 and 2聽(91色情片 Medicine Program)
- Clinical Transition Course MFAC2507 Convenor - Year 4聽(91色情片 Medicine Program)
- Phase 3 Medicine Co-Convenor - Years 5 and 6聽(91色情片 Medicine Program)聽(currently on leave from this position).
Leading the design and implementation of the 91色情片 Advantage accredited 聽and as current co-lead for the review and renewal of the FMH Clinical Medical Education Program C-MED, I support the professional development of clinical teachers - across the continuum (students and early career clinical teachers to established clinician educators) - to enhance their skills as educators.
Teaching Interests聽
My teaching interests combine the areas of patient education, clinical teaching / clinician education, professionalism, professional identity formation and faculty development.聽
Teaching Context and Philosophy聽
I鈥痑m a strong鈥痑dvocate for supporting student and staff wellbeing and fostering their professional development within respectful, collegial and inclusive learning and work environments.聽
The concepts of 鈥榓ko鈥, demonstrating teacher vulnerability and role modelling a growth mindset, and that of ensuring a 鈥榬elentless welcome鈥 for our students all underpin my teaching philosophy - to embrace diversity and create鈥痯edagogical warmth鈥爐hat ensures accountable and inclusive learning environments鈥痺ithin all learning modalities鈥痑nd for all our students.聽
As a Clinician and Clinician Educator, I want my students 鈥 our future clinicians 鈥 to embrace the challenge of life-long learning and improvement,鈥痵o they can provide, and advocate for, the best possible care for all their patients and our community.聽
I see clinical workplaces as challenging environments, where medical and health staff must address many competing, often time-critical, demands to deliver safe and high-quality patient care.聽
I therefore believe it is crucial that our students develop the diverse clinical competencies and skills they need to thrive, not just survive, in such dynamic workplaces. 聽