Josephine Thomas

Professor Josephine Thomas is a Specialist General Physician, Clinical Pharmacologist, and Educator at the University of Adelaide. She serves as Dean of Medicine & Head of the Adelaide Medical School within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. With a PhD in Medical Education completed in 2020, her research focuses on interprofessional education and training methodologies.

• Graduated from Flinders University (1990)
• Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD students
• Teaches undergraduate/postgraduate medicine and pharmacy

Her work emphasizes interprofessional learning, high-quality clinical education, and curriculum development in medical and pharmacy training. She has contributed to the design of the Transition to Internship course and the B. Med Studies/MD program framework.

Professor Thomas maintains strong connections across South Australia and nationally in medical education. She is affiliated with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network as Clinical Dean and employs qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods in her research.