The Australasian Council of Paramedicine Deans (‘the Council’) is an international collaboration that brings together the twenty universities offering entry-to-practice paramedicine degrees in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Membership of the Council is restricted to universities that offer paramedicine programs that have been approved as ‘recognised’ programs by the Paramedicine Board of Australia or the Council of Ambulance Authorities for programs in Aotearoa New Zealand. Each member university is represented by their paramedicine program’s academic lead or their proxy.
The Council was formed in March 2019 and has unanimous support across the twenty recognised university programs.
“The Council’s purpose is to:
Develop and communicate to nominated stakeholders a shared vision for paramedicine higher education
Advance and promote higher education and research in the discipline of paramedicine
Advocate best practice in paramedicine higher education through consultation and engagement with relevant stakeholders and members
Collaborate and consult with industry to evolve the discipline of paramedicine
Advocate for improved patient care through the provision of evidence-based paramedicine education”
Council Members
COUNCIL EXECUTIVE:
Chair: Professor Scott Devenish (ACU)
Deputy Chair: Associate Professor Nigel Barr (UniSC)
Secretary: Dr Cameron Gosling (Monash)
Treasurer: Julie-Anne Forster (QUT)
General Member: A/Professor Brian Haskins (VU)
General Member: Dr Navin Naidoo (WSU)
UNIVERSITY MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES:
Auckland University of Technology Primary: Tony Ward
Associate: Mel McAulay
Australian Catholic University Primary: Professor Scott Devenish
Associate: Associate Professor Louise Reynolds
Central Queensland University Primary: Kirsty Shearer
Associate: Jeremy Taylor
Charles Darwin University Primary: Sam Willis
Charles Sturt University Primary: Dr Lisa Clegg
Curtin University Primary: Paul Braybrook
Associate: Derek Collings-Hughes
Edith Cowen University Primary: David Ford
Associate: Alecka Miles
Flinders University Primary: Brad Mitchell
Federation University
Primary: Nareeda Miller
Associate: Jack Taylor
Griffith University
Primary: Associate Professor Mal Boyle
Associate: Jean-Paul Veronese
La Trobe University Primary: Renee Sharples
Monash University Primary: Dr Cameron Gosling
Queensland University of Technology Proxy: Julie-Anne Forster
Primary Dr Wayne Loudon
University of the Sunshine Coast Primary: Associate Professor Nigel Barr
University of Southern Queensland Primary: Dr Dennis Walker
Associate: Lee Masher-Kolbee
University of Tasmania Primary: Associate Professor Belinda Flanagan
Associate: Jonathon Sward
Victoria University
Primary: Associate Professor Brian Haskins
Western Sydney University Primary: Dr Navin Naidoo
Associate: Dr Robin Pap
Whitireia Polytechnic Primary: Belinda Westenra
University of Notre Dame
Primary: Dr Jaci Mason
Associate: Michelle Young
