Rate My Professor Heidi Waldron

Dr. Heidi Waldron is a Senior Lecturer in the Curtin Medical School, part of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, where she holds the position of Director of the Medical Program and serves as Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. With a strong background in medical education, she specializes in developing multimedia-rich learning environments to promote quality learning outcomes. Previously, she worked as a Medical Educator and Curriculum Designer at the School of Medicine Fremantle, The University of Notre Dame Australia. Her qualifications include an MBChB from the University of Otago, a Master of Health Professions Education (MHPEd), Diploma in Child Health (Dip CCH), Diploma in Health Professions Education (Dip HPED), and she is an Associate Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (AFANZAHPE).

Waldron's research focuses on interprofessional education, competency-based simulation training for procedural skills, clinical skills confidence among medical students, and interventions to improve advance cardiopulmonary resuscitation decision-making. She has co-authored several key publications, including 'Development of a video-based education and process change intervention to improve advance cardiopulmonary resuscitation decision-making' (2016), 'Health professional student attitudes towards teamwork, roles and values in interprofessional practice: The influence of an interprofessional activity' (2019), a chapter titled 'Giving Voice to Values in Health Professions Education' (2021), 'Using the modified Delphi technique to develop a framework for interprofessional education during international electives in health professions training institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa' (2023), and 'Competency-Based Simulation Training for Procedural Skills' (2025). Her work contributes to enhancing educational practices and clinical training in health professions through evidence-based approaches and collaborative projects. She has presented on topics such as interprofessional learning and misconceptions in health professional education at conferences like ANZAHPE.