Kirsty Freeman

Kirsty Freeman is an Associate Professor and Academic Coordinator at the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (UWA), with a focus on healthcare education and simulation-based training. She holds a Master of Health Professions Education and is completing a PhD on the impostor phenomenon among healthcare simulation educators. Her roles include Board Member of the Society for Simulation in Europe (SESAM) and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Healthcare Simulation.

Education:

• PhD candidate (2018–present), University of Western Australia
• Master of Health Professions Education (2017), UWA
• Bachelor of Nursing (1997), Edith Cowan University

Research Interests:

• Simulation-based education in rural healthcare contexts
• Professional identity transitions among educators
• Interprofessional collaboration and debriefing techniques

Her work emphasizes improving rural healthcare access and faculty development through innovative simulation practices.

Recent articles focus on global consensus standards for simulation-based healthcare practices, collaborative care models, and professionalism development.

Awards: Fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.

Advising/Grants: Supervises HDR students and leads projects on impostor phenomenon and rural debriefing practices. Editorial roles include Simulation in Healthcare journal (Reviewer) and IJOHS (Associate Editor).

Labs/Teams: Active in the Rural Clinical School and Duke-NUS Medical School collaborations.