Nicholas Hawkins

Biography

Prof Hawkins is a medical graduate with postgraduate qualifications in Higher Education and Medical Science, and specialist qualifications in Anatomical Pathology (FRCPA). He is currently Director of the Office of Medical Education, within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland. He also leads the Biomedical Education Skills and Training (BEST) Network of online biomedical educators. Nick is an experienced and innovative teacher of pathology in the undergraduate tertiary setting. He has a Master's Degree in Higher Education, and nearly 30 years of experience in the teaching of pathology to undergraduate students in both science and medicine. In his role as Convenor of Phase 1 of the Medicine Program at UNSW (2003-June 2007), he was responsible for the effective running of the first two years of medical student training at UNSW. He has a track record of innovation in the teaching of undergraduate Pathology, including production of the Images of Disease CD of over 3500 pathology images. Since 2012 he has led the Biomedical Skills and Training (BEST) network, a collaboration of universities (The University of Queensland, UNSW Australia, Melbourne University and James Cook University) and industry groups, along with their educational technology partner Smart Sparrow. The BEST Network is developing collaborative online educational resources to support undergraduate and postgraduate students in a diverse range of biomedical disciplines. After joining the University of Queensland in 2015 as Professor of Innovative Technology in Medical Education, Nick was appointed to his current role in September 2016.

Research Interest

Prof Hawkins is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, with specialist qualifications in Anatomical Pathology. The development of these professional skills has allowed him to better achieve his career goals in both research and teaching, and to maintain and further develop academic values within the profession of Anatomical Pathology.