Rate My Professor Sinead Kado

Dr Sinead Kado serves as Senior Lecturer in Curtin Medical School within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University. Her academic qualifications include a PhD from the University of Western Australia, a Master of Health Professions Education with distinction from the same institution (2019), a Graduate Certificate in Medical Education from Fiji National University (2014), a Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1997), a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of London (1995), and a BSc in Psychology from the University of London (1992). Kado's career trajectory over 25 years has evolved from clinical practice to medical education and research. Originally trained as a medical doctor in the UK, she spent 20 years in Fiji practicing obstetrics and gynaecology before transitioning to roles as a problem-based learning tutor and pre-clinical coordinator at the Fiji School of Medicine and Fiji National University. During this period, she developed faculty development workshops for clinical educators in the Pacific in collaboration with Australian academics. At the University of Western Australia, she taught in programs such as coordinating the Assessment unit in the Master of Health Professions Education, facilitating problem-based learning tutorials for optometry students, and delivering interactive tutorials in health humanities for medicine.