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Associate Professor Michelle Lazarus is a prominent academic at Monash University, serving as Director of the Monash Centre for Human Anatomy Education (CHAE) and Deputy Head of Department (Education) for Anatomy & Developmental Biology within the Biomedical Discovery Institute. She also leads the Curriculum Integration Network at the Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education (MCSHE) and is a Monash Education Academy Fellow. Her roles include overseeing anatomy education in medical curricula and contributing to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons' General Surgical Science Examination Board.
- Leadership Roles: Director of CHAE, Deputy Head (Education), MCSHE Curriculum Lead
- Education Focus: Evidence-based teaching, integration of psychosocial skills (medical ethics, professionalism, uncertainty tolerance)
- Research Interests: Healthcare education, qualitative methods, uncertainty tolerance, professional identity
Her research emphasizes improving basic science education to enhance student professional development and knowledge competency. Recent work explores uncertainty's role in healthcare training and its impact on educators and learners. She supervises numerous postgraduate students and has received multiple teaching awards, including the Australian Award for University Teaching. Lazarus is also a leader in innovative curricula, such as the AskAnatomist podcast and medical imaging tutorials.
Lazarus has secured grants for projects like 'Preparing Learners for Uncertainty in Health Professions' and collaborates internationally. She advocates for pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and sustainable healthcare education integration. Her editorial work includes co-editing the Medical Education journal and running workshops to support early-career education researchers.
- Awards: Australian Teaching Excellence Award (2022), Monash Education Fellowship (2016)
- Labs/Teams: CHAE, MCSHE, Collaborative Research Networks (e.g., Royal Australasian College of Surgeons)
