Associate Professor Chinthaka Balasooriya

Associate Professor Chinthaka Balasooriya

Associate Professor

MBBS

PhD

Medicine & Health
Faculty Office

Dr Chinthaka Balasooriya is a nationally recognised expert in Medical Education. His expertise has been recognised by a range of university and national level wards which include the Faculty of Medicine Teaching Excellence award, a Vice-Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence, and an Australian Learning & Teaching Council Citation.

Full details available on myEducation Portfolio: http://myeducationportfolio.unsw.edu.au/profile/109?authkey=cd74ca7ecda62f9397c8b7ebd6686144136b6d9a4003195610820ef67999e0f0 

Chinthaka has led a range of research projects in medical education. He recently led a research project funded by the National Heart Foundation of Australia, which aims to enhance the development of clinical reasoning skills in GP trainees and enhance the use of clinical guidelines. He has supervised research into contextual influences on clinical-decision making, the development and evaluation of educational strategies to enhance clinicians’ decision-making skills, and the design and evaluation of educational instruments to develop collaborative learning and clinical collaborative competencies. In addition to his research activities, he has made a high quality contribution to the design and implementation of the UNSW Medicine program over the last 20 years. He also conducts a range of staff development activities at UNSW and at universities overseas and is an Honorary Professor in Medical Education at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Dr Balasooriya also has expertise in the area of Students’ Approaches to Learning. Research projects in this area explore ways to optimise the impact of educational innovations, by promoting deeper approaches to learning across students with varying learning preferences. He has a particular interest in developing more effective methods to evaluate the impact of educational innovations. 

Chinthaka has held significant leadership roles in health professional education, and served as President of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2018-2020. He is a Scientia Education Fellow at UNSW and is a Fellow of ANZAHPE. He serves on the ASPIRE Board of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), and as the Chair of the International Collaborations Panel of the AMEE ASPIRE Awards.  

 

Broad Research Areas  
Medical Education
   
Specific Research Keywords    

Clinical decision making

Clinical reasoning

Guideline Enhancement Tool

Clinical Collaborative competencies

TMEX

Students' Approaches to Learning

Cross-over phenomenon

Collaborative Learning

Curriculum Design

Deep Learning

 

Current Faculty of Medicine profile available at: http://med.unsw.edu.au/people/dr-chinthaka-balasooriya

View UNSW TV Videos

1. Staff Development: New Facilitator Training: https://thebox.unsw.edu.au/video/new-facilitator-training-session-2-june-2020-chinthaka-balasooriya 

2. Exemplar videos on Teaching in Phase 1 Medicine:

    A) Debriefing a scenario: https://thebox.unsw.edu.au/video/debriefing-a-scenario-3 

    B) Introducing an activity: https://thebox.unsw.edu.au/video/introducing-an-activity-2

    C) Running an activity: https://thebox.unsw.edu.au/video/running-an-activity

3. Scientia Education Fellowship: https://thebox.unsw.edu.au/video/chinthaka-balasooriya1

4. Scientia Education Academy Lecture by Chinthaka Balasooriya: All the world's a stage: https://thebox.unsw.edu.au/video/dr-chinthaka-balasooriya-scientia-academy-lecture-september-2017 

 

 

Phone
9385 1943
  • Book Chapters | 2014
    Balasooriya C; Asante A; Jayasinha R; Razee H, 2014, 'Academic mobility & migration: Reflections of International Academics in Australia.', in Academic Mobility. International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 117 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3628_2014_11
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Balasooriya C; Asante A; Jayasinha R; Razee H, 2014, 'Academic mobility and migration: Reflections of international academics in Australia', in International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 117 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s1479-362820140000011013
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Balasooriya CD, 2013, 'Why is my design not working? The role of student factors', in Evans C; Kozhevnikova M (ed.), Styles of Practice in Higher Education, Routledge
    Book Chapters | 2003
    Macdougall C; Ritchie JE; Rotem A; Balasooriya CD, 2003, 'Educational Options to Develop Population Health Skills in the Primary Health Care Workforce', in Thinking Populations: Population Health and the Primary Health Care Workforce, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Adelaide, pp. 69 - 87
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Balasooriya C, 2024, 'AI in education: A futuristic vision', Medical Teacher, 46, pp. 986 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2024.2352160
    Journal articles | 2024
    McKimm J; Balasooriya C; Fyfe M; Aboulsoud S; Brouwer E; Nadkar AA, 2024, 'International collaboration in health professions education', Medical Teacher, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2024.2391440
    Journal articles | 2024
    Vakani FS; Demirkol A; Uebel K; Balasooriya C, 2024, 'CME providers’ experiences and practices in Pakistan: a case study', BMC Medical Education, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05201-y
    Journal articles | 2024
    Vakani FS; Uebel K; Balasooriya C; Demirkol A, 2024, 'The Status Quo of Continuing Medical Education in South-East Asia and Eastern Mediterranean Regions: A Scoping Review of 33 Countries', Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 44, pp. 44 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEH.0000000000000471
    Journal articles | 2023
    Le Marne FA; Stephens LM; Kranzusch K; Gunaratne PC; Ryan PJ; Archer ND; Beggs S; Balasooriya C; Bye AME, 2023, 'Understanding the ongoing learning needs of Australian metropolitan, rural and remote paediatricians: Evaluation of a neurology outreach programme', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 59, pp. 134 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.16261
    Journal articles | 2022
    Harrison R; Meyer L; Rawstorne P; Razee H; Chitkara U; Mears S; Balasooriya C, 2022, 'Evaluating and enhancing quality in higher education teaching practice: a meta- review', Studies in Higher Education, 47, pp. 80 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2020.1730315
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shamim MS; Torda A; Baig LA; Zubairi N; Balasooriya C, 2021, 'Systematic development and refinement of a contextually relevant strategy for undergraduate medical ethics education: a qualitative study', BMC Medical Education, 21, pp. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02425-6
    Journal articles | 2020
    Pervaz Iqbal M; Velan G; O'Sullivan A; Balasooriya C, 2020, 'The collaborative learning development exercise (CLeD-EX): an educational instrument to promote key collaborative learning behaviours in medical students', BMC Medical Education, 20, pp. 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-1977-0
    Journal articles | 2019
    Iqbal MP; Velan G; O'Sullivan AJ; Olupeliyawa AM; Balasooriya C, 2019, 'Developing the competency of ‘collaborative clinical practice’', MedEdPublish, 8, pp. 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.15694/mep.2019.000082.1
    Journal articles | 2019
    Tisdell C; Balasooriya C; Langford M; Steel A; Velan G, 2019, 'Reflecting on the UNSW Scientia Education Academy: A case study for inspiring educational excellence', Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9, pp. 232 - 244, http://nus.edu.sg/cdtl/engagement/publications/ajsotl-home/asian-journal-of-the-scholarship-of-teaching-and-learning
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ashraf M; Harrison R; Hinchcliff R; Agaliotis M; Balasooriya C; Meyer L; Heslop D, 2018, 'Optimising the use of Technology Enhanced Learning And Teaching (TELT) in Health Services Management Education', Education for Health, 31
    Journal articles | 2018
    Iqbal M; Velan GM; O'Sullivan AJ; Balasooriya C, 2018, 'Prioritising the key behaviours that enhance the quality of collaborative learning by medical students: A modified Delphi study', Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal, 19, pp. 23 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.11157/fohpe.v19i2.236
    Journal articles | 2018
    Pervaz Iqbal M; Velan GM; O'Sullivan AJ; Balasooriya C, 2018, 'Prioritising the key behaviours that enhance the quality of collaborative learning by medical students: A modified Delphi study', FOCUS ON HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: A MULTI-PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL, 19, pp. 18 - 35
    Journal articles | 2018
    Shamim MS; Baig L; Torda A; Balasooriya C, 2018, 'Culture and ethics in medical education: The Asian perspective', Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 68, pp. 444 - 446
    Journal articles | 2017
    Chunming WM; Harrison R; MacIntyre R; Travaglia J; Balasooriya C, 2017, 'Burnout in medical students: A systematic review of experiences in Chinese medical schools', BMC Medical Education, 17, pp. 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-017-1064-3
    Journal articles | 2016
    Balasooriya C; Olupeliyawa A; Iqbal MP, 2016, 'Innovative Assessment That Combines Collaborative and Self-Directed Learning With Integration and Application of Knowledge: Teamwork Group Projects.', MedEdPORTAL, 12, pp. 10452, http://dx.doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10452
    Journal articles | 2016
    Iqbal M; Velan GM; O'Sullivan AJ; Balasooriya C, 2016, 'Differential impact of student behaviours on group interaction and collaborative learning: Medical students' and tutors' perspectives', BMC Medical Education, 16, pp. 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-016-0730-1
    Journal articles | 2015
    Balasooriya C; Rhee J; Shulruf B; Canalese R; Zwar N, 2015, 'Evaluating the Guideline Enhancement Tool (GET): An innovative clinical training tool to enhance the use of hypertension guidelines in general practice', BMC Medical Education, 14, pp. 1046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-014-0273-2
    Journal articles | 2015
    Dharmaratne S; Razee H; Ponnamperuma G; Marambe K; Dawson A; Balasooriya C, 2015, 'VIGNETTE-BASED DECISION POINT ANALYSIS (VDPA): A NOVEL METHOD OF EXPLORING PERSON-CENTERED CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES ON CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING', European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, 3, pp. 151 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i2.902
    Journal articles | 2015
    Olupeliyawa A; Balasooriya C, 2015, 'The impact of programmatic assessment on student learning: What can the students tell us?', Medical Education, 49, pp. 453 - 456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/medu.12730
    Journal articles | 2014
    Olupeliyawa A; Balasooriya C; Hughes C; O'Sullivan A, 2014, 'Educational impact of an assessment of medical students' collaboration in health care teams', Medical Education, 48, pp. 146 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/medu.12318
    Journal articles | 2014
    Olupeliyawa AM; O'Sullivan AJ; Hughes C; Balasooriya CD, 2014, 'The Teamwork Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (T-MEX): A workplace-based assessment focusing on collaborative competencies in health care', Academic Medicine, 89, pp. 359 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000000115
    Journal articles | 2014
    Pervaz Iqbal M; O'Sullivan AJ; Velan GM; Balasooriya C, 2014, 'Are we seeing the full picture of peer-assessment in medical education?', Medical Teacher, 36, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2014.940880
    Journal articles | 2013
    Balasooriya C; Olupeliyawa A; Pervaz Iqbal M; Lawley C; Cohn A; Ma D; Luu Q, 2013, 'A student-led process to enhance the learning and teaching of teamwork skills in medicine', Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice, 26, pp. 78 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1357-6283.120698
    Journal articles | 2013
    Olupeliyawa A; Balasooriya CD; Hughes C; O Sullivan AJ, 2013, 'Transition to Clinical Practice as a Medical Graduate;What Collaborative Competencies and Behaviours are Critical?', Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal, 14, pp. 57 - 70, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=344097636240055;res=IELAPA
    Journal articles | 2012
    O Sullivan AJ; Harris P; Hughes CS; Toohey SM; Balasooriya CD; Velan GM; Kumar RK; McNeil HP, 2012, 'Linking assessment to undergraduate student capabilities through portfolio examination', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 37, pp. 379 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2010.534766
    Journal articles | 2011
    Almeidaa PA; Teixeira-Dias JJ; Martinho M; Balasooriya CD, 2011, 'The interplay between students' perceptions of context and approaches to learning', Research Papers In Education, 26, pp. 149 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2011.561975
    Journal articles | 2011
    Balasooriya CD; Tetik C; Harris P, 2011, 'Why is my design not working? The role of student factors', Research Papers In Education, 26, pp. 191 - 206, http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a936682353~tab=citation
    Journal articles | 2010
    Albergaria-Almeida P; Teixeira-Dias J; Martinho M; Balasooriya CD, 2010, 'Kolb`s learning styles and approaches to learning: The case of chemistry undergraduates with better grades', International Journal of Knowledge Society Research, 1, pp. 1 - 16, http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/article.aspx?TitleId=46643
    Journal articles | 2010
    Balasooriya C; di Corpo S; Hawkins NJ, 2010, 'The facilitation of collaborative learning', Higher Education Management and Policy, 22, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/hemp-22-5kmd4hqzhwvh
    Journal articles | 2010
    Balasooriya CD; Di CSK; Hawkins NJ, 2010, 'The facilitation of collaborative learning; what works?', Higher Education Management and Policy, 22, pp. 1 - 14
    Journal articles | 2009
    Balasooriya CD; Hughes CS; Toohey SM, 2009, 'Impact of a new integrated medicine program on students` approaches to learning', Higher Education Research and Development, 28, pp. 289 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360902839891
    Journal articles | 2009
    Balasooriya CD; Toohey SM; Hughes CS, 2009, 'The cross-over phenomenon: unexpected patterns of change in students' approaches to learning', Studies in Higher Education, 34, pp. 781 - 794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075070802699188
    Journal articles | 2009
    Koritschoner EE; Balasooriya CD; Bloomfield L, 2009, 'Clinical skills centres do not have to cost an arm and a leg', Medical Teacher, 31, pp. 873 - 874, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01421590903287729
    Journal articles | 2009
    Olupeliyawa A; Hughes CS; Balasooriya CD, 2009, 'A review of the literature on teamwork competencies in healthcare practice and training: implications for undergraduate medical education', Asian Biomedicine, 3, pp. 61 - 72, http://www.md.chula.ac.th/jmet/index.html
    Journal articles | 2005
    Balasooriya CD; Toohey SM; Hughes CS, 2005, 'What do deep and surface approaches to learning mean for medical students and medical education?', Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal, 6, pp. 29 - 42
    Journal articles | 1998
    Senanayake MP; Ranasinghe A; Balasuriya C, 1998, 'Street children--a preliminary study.', The Ceylon medical journal, 43, pp. 191 - 193
  • Working Papers | 2020
    Iqbal MP; Velan G; O'Sullivan A; Balasooriya C, 2020, The Collaborative Learning Development Exercise (CLeD-EX): an educational instrument to promote key collaborative learning behaviours in medical students, http://dx.doi.org10.21203/rs.2.18690/v2
    Working Papers | 2019
    Iqbal MP; Velan GM; Sullivan AOSJO; Balasooriya C, 2019, The Collaborative Learning Development Exercise (CLeD-EX): an educational instrument promoting key collaborative learning behaviours in medical students, http://dx.doi.org10.21203/rs.2.18690/v1, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.18690/v1
  • Conference Presentations | 2021
    Meyer L; Balasooriya C; Harrison R; Rawstorne P; Razee H, 2021, 'Piloting formative peer review of teaching: strengthening academic professional development', presented at HERDSA 2021 Conference, Brisbane, 30 June 2021 - 03 July 2021
    Preprints | 2021
    Shamim MS; Baig L; Torda A; Balasooriya C, 2021, Impact of a Novel Approach for Undergraduate Medical Ethics Education in The Middle East and South Asia, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-658417/v1
    Preprints | 2020
    Shamim MS; Torda A; Baig L; Zubairi N; Balasooriya C, 2020, Systematic Development and Refinement of a Contextually Relevant Strategy for Undergraduate Medical Ethics Education: a qualitative study, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-34478/v1
    Preprints | 2020
    Shamim MS; Torda A; Baig L; Zubairi N; Balasooriya C, 2020, Systematic Development and Refinement of a Contextually Relevant Strategy for Undergraduate Medical Ethics Education: a qualitative study, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-34478/v2
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Pervaz Iqbal M; Balasooriya ; O'Sullivan, Anthony ; Velan, Gary M, 2018, 'The Collaborative Learning Development Exercise (CLeD-EX) tool: A Preliminary Investigation', Glasgow, Scotland, presented at An International Association for Medical Education (AMEE), Glasgow, Scotland, 05 September 2018 - 09 September 2015
    Conference Abstracts | 2016
    Ashraf MM; Hinchcliff R; Agaliotis M; Narasimhan P; Pardosi J; Asante A; Harrison R; Heslop D; Meyer L; Balasooriya C, 2016, 'The role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Management education: a global perspective', Sydney, presented at 10th annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Program Workshop, Sydney, 28 October 2016 - 01 October 2016
    Conference Posters | 2016
    Balasooriya C; Rhee J; Olupeliyawa A; Zwar N; Shulruf B; Canalese R; Jabbour V, 2016, 'The experience of using the Scrip Concordance Test in educational research.', Perth, Australia, presented at ANZAHPE - OTTAWA 2016 Joint Conference, Perth, Australia, 19 March 2016 - 23 March 2016, https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/363deb_3fc11e0e465046a0a2339f92f7a78993.pdf
    Conference Posters | 2016
    Torda AJ; balasooriya ; shamim , 2016, 'Ethics in Undergraduate Medical Education: a scoping review', Barcelona, presented at Annual meeting of the Association for Medical Education, Barcelona, 27 August 2016 - 31 August 2016, https://amee.org/getattachment/Conferences/AMEE-Past-Conferences/AMEE-2016/1-AMEE-2016-Abstract-Book-FULL-BOOK-UPDATED-Online-POST-CONFERENCE.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Lo WW; Rhee J; Challinor K; Zwar N; Balasooriya C; Damadoran A; Bhalla S; Thompson R; Vuong K, 2015, 'Don’t BLAST your medical students! Teaching clinical supervisors how to support students experiencing difficulties', Melbourne, presented at Australasian Doctors Health Conference, Melbourne, 22 October 2015 - 25 October 2015, http://www.adhc2015.org.au/Winston%20Lo%20-%20Don't%20Blast%20your%20Medical%20Students.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Pervaz Iqbal M; Balasooriya C; O'Sullivan AJ; Velan GM, 2014, 'Identifying the critical and important collaborative competencies that relate to effective collaborative learning environments in medicine', in ANZAHPE 2014 CONFERENCE - CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND PROGRAMME. Gold Coast, Australia: ANZAHPE, ANZAHPE, Griffith University, pp. 275 - 275, presented at ANZAHPE 2014, Griffith University, 07 July 2014 - 10 July 2014, http://media.wix.com/ugd/363deb_f855cffe2d5243bb9012cf92abef7c7d.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Albergaria-Almeida P; Teixeira-Dias J; Martinho M; Balasooriya CD, 2010, 'Approaches to learning and Kolb`s learning styles of undergraduates with better grades', in Third World Summit on the Knowledge Society, Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 316 - 321, presented at Knowledge Management, Information Systems, E-Learning, and Sustainability Research, Corfu, Greece, 22 September 2010 - 24 September 2010, http://www.springerlink.com/content/vrj8676706267814/
    Conference Papers | 2010
    Balasooriya CD; Tetik C; Harris PG, 2010, 'New insights into the context-dependent nature of learning', in Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the European Learning Styles Information Network, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal, pp. 50 - 58, presented at Exploring styles to enhance learning and teaching in diverse contexts, Portugal, 28 June 2010 - 30 June 2010, http://www.elsin2010.com/
    Conference Presentations | 2010
    Olupeliyawa A; Balasooriya CD; Hughes CS, 2010, 'Developing teamwork as an outcome in an outcome-based medical education program', presented at 7th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, Singapore, 04 February 2010 - 08 February 2010
    Conference Presentations | 2010
    Olupeliyawa A; Balasooriya CD; Hughes CS, 2010, 'Teamwork competencies in healthcare for undergraduate medical education: understanding the context', presented at 7th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, Singapore, 04 February 2010 - 08 February 2010
    Conference Presentations | 2009
    Balasooriya CD; Di Corpo SK; Hawlins N, 2009, 'Facilitation of small group learning: What works?', presented at OECD Quality of Teaching in Higher Education Conference, Istanbul

  1. Balasooriya, C., Harrison, R., Rawstorne, P., Meyer, L., Razee, H. (2017-2018). Designing, piloting and evaluating a process for formative peer-review of teaching ($45,000). UNSW Scientia Education Investment Fund
  2. Velan, G., Steel, A., Lim, B., Sherry, C., Thomson, C., Balasooriya, C., . . . McIntyre, S. (2017-2018). Development and implementation of an education portfolio to evaluate excellence of teachers at UNSW ($50,000): UNSW Scientia Education Investment Fund.
  3. Torda, A., Damodaran, A., Balasooriya, C., Fenton-Kerr, T., Mobbs, S., & O'Sullivan, P. A. (2018). The CLASSIE project – Clinically applicable student studies in Ethics, for Phase 3 medical students ($ 43,455): UNSW Scientia Education Investment Fund.
  4. Balasooriya, C., MacIntyre, R., Travaglia, J. (2015-2016). Adapting and trialling an innovative international approach to address burnout in medical students. University of New South Wales/SJTU-UNSW Collaborative Research Fund - Seed Grant
  5. Balasooriya, C., Canalese, R., Shulruf, B., Zwar, N. (2014). Enhancing the use of Hypertension Guidelines in General Practice ($75,000). National Heart Foundation of Australia – Vanguard Grant (Category 1 - ACGR)
  6. Balasooriya, C., Olupeliyawa, A., O’Sullivan, A., Hughes, C., Rhee, J. Development of a mobile application to facilitate learning and assessment of teamwork skills in clinical settings. ($65,000). UNSW 2014 Allocation of Recurrent HWA Funding
  7. Balasooriya, C., (2012). Clinical decision making in health care settings ($5000). SPHCM Small Grant to Support the development of Category 1 Grant application
  8. Rutherford, A., Thompson, R., Balasooriya, C. (2010/2011). Enhancing the content, delivery and assessment of Graduate Capability 2 in the MBBS program ($6000): University of New South Wales Strategic Learning & Teaching Development Fund.
  9. Balasooriya, C., Taylor, S., & Koritschoner, E. (2010/2011). Assessment and development of Teamwork across all Phases of UNSW Medicine Program ($10,000): University of New South Wales Strategic Learning & Teaching Development Fund.
  10. Balasooriya, C D., Hughes, C. (2009). Assessing teamwork in undergraduate medical education to better prepare students for teamwork requirements of interns($4000): UNSW Seed Funding for ALTC Learning & Teaching Grant Applications.
  11. Harris, P., Bloomfield, L., Hughes, C., Balasooriya, C., Meyer, L. (2007). Evaluation of assessment methods and training related to curricula for postgraduate training in diagnostic radiology and radiation oncology. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists.

 

1. Australian Learning & Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2011

2. UNSW Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence 2012

3. Award for Teaching Excellence 2008 - UNSW Medicine

4. Award for all round achievement in Teaching and Research 2013 – SPHCM, UNSW

5. Award for excellence in postgraduate supervision 2015 – UNSW Postgraduate ARC

My research program has led to 57 publications and I have contributed as lead author or senior author to 47 of these outputs. 

Peer-reviewed Journal publicationsI have authored 26 peer-reviewed publications that include publications in the top-ranked journals in medical education (Academic Medicine and Medical Education), a top ranked (ERA A*) higher education journal (Studies in Higher Education) and highly regarded journals such as BMC Medical Education, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, Higher Education Research and Development.

Book ChaptersI have authored/co-authored four book chapters 

Peer-reviewed conference proceedingsI have collaborated on 22 conference papers and posters 

Peer reviewed educational publications: I have published an innovative teamwork project that I developed, on the peer-reviewed platform of the AAMC – MedEdPortal 

Other publicationsAn invited commentary for Medical Education and two letters to Medical Teacher have been published. These are top ranking journals in medical education. 

Reviewer roles for peer-reviewed journalsBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, Focus on Health Professions Education, BMC Medical Education, BMC Research Notes, Studies in Higher Education

Educational Grants: I have received 11 educational grants including a Category 1 research grant from the Heart Foundation of Australia. My total educational grant income is $547,000.

My Research Supervision

1. Primary supervisor: PhD in Medical Education – Asela Olupeliyawa (Identification of collaborative competencies for internship and the development of an assessment strategy that facilitates learning – completed 2012 - Outstanding student performance as evidenced by the ANZAHPE PG Award (National Level), UNSW Medicine Innovation Award, Four peer reviewed Publications including two in top tier MedEd journals, Six conference publications

2. Primary supervisor: PhD in Medical Education – Dr Maha Iqbal (Design and evaluation of an educational instrument to promote collaborative learning competencies)

3. Primary supervisor: PhD in Medical Education – A/Prof Shahid Shamim (Development and evaluation of an Innovative learning strategy for Ethics in Medical Education)

4. Joint-primary supervisor: Professional Doctorate - Michael Wang (Prevention of burnout in postgraduate medical students)

5. Primary Supervisor: PhD in Medical Education - Farhan Vakani (Developing a Continuing Medical Education Program for Pakistan)

6. Co-supervisor: MD in Medical Education, PGIM, Sri Lanka – Dr Sisira Dharmaratne (Developing and evaluating a vignette-based educational module to improve clinical decision making of medical officers in rural primary care settings)

 

My Teaching

1. Co-convenor, Phase 2, UNSW Medicine Program

2. Scenario group facilitator - Phase 1 Medicine

3. Convenor, Executive Education program in Medical Education