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Associate Professor Kara Allen, FANZCA

Director of Professional Affairs, Education

A/Prof Allen is a specialist anaesthetist and head of education in the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Melbourne Hospital. She has a Master of Clinical Education, co-developed the CRASH course, a bi-national return to work course, and has research interests in equity and the learning environment. She has been deputy chair of the Education Development and Evaluation (EDEC) Committee, Chair of the Trainee Selection Working Group and is a past lead facilitator of the ANZCA Educators Program. She has an academic appointment with the Department of Critical Care at the University of Melbourne.

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