Arvin Damodaran

Associate Professor Arvin Damodaran is a clinical rheumatologist, medical educator, and researcher at UNSW Medicine and Health. He serves as Head of the Randwick Clinical Campus, School of Clinical Medicine, and provides clinical services at Prince of Wales Hospital and in private practice.

• BScMBBS (UNSW, Hons), MMedEd (USyd)
• Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
• Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE)

Research Interests: Focus on medical education, particularly the transition from student to physician and workplace-based learning, alongside clinical research in musculoskeletal medicine and VEXAS syndrome. His work appears in journals like Medical Teacher, Internal Medicine Journal, and Academic Medicine.

Recent Publications address topics including:

• Trust in healthcare professions education
• Rheumatology workforce shortages in Australia
• Anti-oppression frameworks in competency-based medical education
• First Nations patient experiences in rheumatology services

Scientific Awards:

• 2023 UNSW Faculty of Medicine and Health Diversity Award
• Multiple Bryan Yeo Awards (2007-2022)
• 2018 UNSW Teacher of the Year
• National Teaching Award nominee (AMSA 2013)

Leadership Roles: Director of Clinical Teaching Unit (2012-present), Chair of General Clinical Training Committee (2020-present), and leadership positions in Australian Rheumatology Association and RACP examining panels.