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Dr. Jenny McDonald serves as Senior Lecturer in the Medical Education Unit at Western Sydney University's School of Medicine, where she coordinates Personal and Professional Development programs. Her dual academic-clinical profile includes a joint PhD candidacy with Maastricht University and over two decades of frontline paediatric experience at Campbelltown Hospital and in private practice.
Her educational background features an MBBS from the University of Sydney and Graduate Certificate in Clinical Teaching (GCCT) from the University of Melbourne. Professional recognition includes Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP, 1993-2020) and Chapter of Community Child Health membership (2000-2020).
Research focuses on Child Disability (particularly autism spectrum disorder outcomes), Disability Transition to Adulthood, and innovative Medical Education frameworks. Current projects investigate moral development in clinical training and portfolio-based self-assessment systems, bridging her clinical expertise with educational theory to address systemic gaps in child health services.
Prospective students benefit from her integrated approach to medical education, combining hospital-based clinical insights with scholarly research on social determinants of child well-being. Her leadership in the Medical Education Unit provides direct pathways to curriculum development projects and community health initiatives focused on Aboriginal child health and disability transition.
