About
Meg McInnes is a Lecturer in Paramedicine and Health Sciences within the First Year College at Victoria University. A former paramedic with Ambulance Victoria, she is a student-centred academic passionate about education and research that benefits marginalised communities in Melbourne’s West. Her teaching specialises in cultural safety, bioethics, pharmacology, health sociology, and anatomy and physiology.
Her educational qualifications include a BHSc, BSc (Biomed) (Hons), Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, and she is a PhD Candidate at Victoria University. Additionally, she holds a Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics from Swinburne University.
McInnes' research focuses on barriers to ambulance access in acute coronary syndromes and the impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on emergency health care access. She is committed to improving health outcomes for underserved populations through culturally safe practices and innovative educational approaches.
Her recent scholarly work demonstrates a strong trend in educational innovation within paramedicine and health sciences, particularly in adapting teaching methods during the pandemic and integrating Indigenous pedagogies. She also investigates foundational science preparation and emergency care access disparities.
Meg has been awarded internal funding from Victoria University in 2020 ($2000) and an ACSPRI Research Methods grant in 2021 ($1200). She is a member of the Australasian College of Paramedicine.
