Dr Douglas Wong
Lecturer & masters course leader, College of Sport, Health & Engineering
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Lecturer & masters course leader, College of Sport, Health & Engineering
- is notAvailable for media queries
- is notAvailable to supervise research students at VU
Areas of expertise
- Anatomy & physiology education
- Applied pathophysiology
- Clinical examination
Contact details
About
Doug is a lecturer in the College of Sport, Health and Engineering. He teaches anatomy, physiology and pathology to students in the Bachelor of Science (Osteopathy) program.
Doug is passionate about providing his students with engaging learning opportunities. He recently completed a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, with a research project entitled ‘Active learning in osteopathic education: evaluation of Think-Pair-Share in an undergraduate pathology unit’.
Doug possesses both nursing and osteopathic qualifications.
Portfolios
Qualification
GradCert TertEd (VicMelb), MNSc (MelbUni), MHlthSc, BSc (VicMelb)
Awards
- 2016: College of Health & Biomedicine award for teaching excellence (early career teacher).
Research projects
- 2013: ‘A nurse-led education intervention to improve non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug safety on a short-stay surgical ward’.
- 2012: ‘Emergency Department volunteer perspectives on professional challenges and learning needs: implications for education and practice’.
- 2007: ‘Participation of Australian elders in lawn bowls: implications for health and wellbeing’.
Teaching responsibilities
Professional memberships
- Registered Nurse – Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Registered Osteopath – Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Industry experience
Doug has worked in a range of healthcare settings, including a major tertiary hospital as a peri-operative nurse, and in an osteopathic practice in suburban Melbourne.