Research & Grants

Research Interests

  • Teamwork skills in health professions education
  • Workplace-based assessment
  • Feedback and reflective practice
  • The clinical learning environment
  • Professionalism in medical education

Research Grants

  • Investigator, Professionalization, service and scholarship: An international comparative study of medical educators’ careers in diverse contexts. Faculty Development Research Grant, Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE): 2019 (GBP 2,000)
  • Investigator, Development of a mobile application to facilitate learning and assessment of teamwork skills in clinical settings, University of New South Wales Recurrent HWA Funding: 2014-2015 (AUD 65,000)
  • Investigator, Effectiveness of workplace-based appraisal and CPD programs to improve the quality of healthcare through patient centeredness among doctors in Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya; Grant no. RG/AF 2013/36/M: 2013-2015 (USD 5,000)
  • Investigator, Integrating Nutrition Promotion And Rural Development (INPARD) in Sri Lanka, SAFANSI (South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative), World Bank; Grant no. TF015520: 2013-2015 (USD 200,000)
  • Investigator, Assessment and development of teamwork across all Phases of the UNSW Medicine Program, Strategic Learning and Teaching Development Fund Grant, UNSW: 2011 (AUD 10,000)