Ruth Blackham

Ruth Blackham is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at The University of Western Australia Medical School and a Surgical Simulation Fellow at CTEC. Her work focuses on surgical education, bariatric surgery, and medical curriculum development.

• Affiliations: UWA Medical School, MD Education Unit, CTEC (Surgical Simulation Fellow)
• Key Research: Laparoscopic skills training, proficiency-based progression, obesity surgery complications, fertility outcomes post-bariatric surgery

Her research in surgical simulation addresses critical gaps in training and revalidation systems. She has developed international curricula for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, emphasizing standardized assessment frameworks.

The 15 most recent publications span surgical education innovations, bariatric procedure validation, and obesity-related clinical outcomes, with keyword clusters in Surgery, Medical Education, and Obesity Medicine.