Professor Kirsty Forrest

Professor Kirsty Forrest is the Dean of Medicine and a Professor of Medical Education in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at Bond University in Brisbane, and a Consultant Anaesthetist at Gold Coast Hospital Health Service.
 
An accomplished medical education leader, teacher, researcher and clinician in the United Kingdom and Australia, Kirsty has been in medical education for over 20 years. Her research has been translated through co-authoring and editing several best-selling medical textbooks including ‘Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory and Practice’ and ‘Healthcare Simulation at a Glance’.
 
Kirsty’s passion for medical education extends beyond the undergraduate into the graduate forum through roles and clinical research in medical leadership and patient safety. More recently she has developed strategic initiatives in challenging areas including rural workforce health care development, and how policies and standards can drive improvement in healthcare education.
 
She is Treasurer and an Executive Member of the Medical Deans of Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ) and Chair of the Medical Education Collaborative Committee, a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)’s Education, Development and Evaluation Committee and Research committee, a lead facilitator for the college’s educator program, and Chair of the Medical Education Special Interest Group.