Malcolm Elliott

Malcolm Elliott is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Monash University, serving as Master of Nursing Practice Course Co-ordinator. His clinical background spans intensive care, high dependency, and emergency nursing. He has held academic roles at Wollongong, Deakin, Charles Darwin, and ACU universities, focusing on undergraduate teaching in nursing fundamentals, critical care, research, and ethics.

Research Interests:

• Quality and safety in acute care settings, with emphasis on vital signs assessment
• Post-ICU adverse events and patient safety
• Competence and transition of graduate nurses
• Human factors in clinical practice

Key Projects: Leading a mixed-methods study on nursing/midwifery students' academic performance (2021-2025). Recent work includes coronial database audits linking vital signs neglect to mortality, nursing education innovations using AI, and competency frameworks for baccalaureate nurses.

Recognition: Received the 2021 MNM Research Development Grant for collaborative projects. Currently chairs the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Quality Advisory Panel.

Teaching & Advising: Accepting PhD students focusing on nursing education and patient safety. Active in curriculum development for clinical assessment tasks like iSAP.