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AVAILABILITY: Immediate
Email: timb48@bigpond.com
Address: 35 Macquarie St., Jamberoo, 2533, NSW
Mobile: 0413026355
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science with Honours, Monash University, Australia
Dissertation: Genetics of Ribosomal and Transfer RNA species in Minute mutants of D.
melanogaster
Doctorate of Philosophy, Monash University, Australia
Thesis: Biochemistry of the Brush Border Membrane of Mouse Duodenum
Employment History (most recent 14 years)
2003-2012. Lecturer, Human Structure & Function. Medical School, DU.
Including:
2006-2008. Consultant Scientist to SIGMA Pharmaceuticals Pty
Ltd, Australia
And including:
2008-2012. Tutor/Facilitator, Problem-Based Learning, Medical
School, DU.
And further including:
2010-2012. Tutor, School of Exercise & Nutritional Sciences, DU.
2012-Jun 2015. Lecturer, Medical Education & Medical Sciences and
Facilitator / Tutor in Case-Based Learning. School of Medicine, University
of Wollongong (UOW), Wollongong, NSW, Australia
2013-Jun 2015. Reviewer / Proofreader / Medical Writer of manuscripts for
book chapters, Elsevier (Australia), and of reports and papers on cholesterol-
lowering and antihypertensive drugs for clinicians at Wollongong Hospital

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2015-Jan 2017. Medical Writer / Consultant Scientist to Solutions4Health,
Reading, UK
2015-Jan 2017. Freelance Proofreader / Consultant Scientist to Health
Diagnostics, Chester, UK.
2016-Jan 2017.Tutor, Human Cell Physiology, Department of Continuing
Education, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Professional Certificates
Postgraduate qualification in University Learning & Teaching UOW, 2014
Certificate IV: Workplace Assessment & Training, Gordon Institute of
Technical and Further Education, 2003
Language: Reasonable fluency in French
Skills and Achievements
Medical Proofreading / Medical writing / Reviewing
 Gained a wide range of skills in reviewing and proofreading of medical
manuscripts for publication by Elsevier (Australia).
 Wrote several presentations on Statin drugs (cholesterol-lowering) and
Candesartan drugs (anti-hypertensives).
 Presented these as medical communication and education material for
local GP groups and for Registrars at intern level in hospitals.
 Proofreader of Tender documents
 Writer of medical papers
 Proofreader of, and contributor to, instructional educational manuals for
use by project officers in charge of Health Checks for a local authority.
Achievement: Edited and reviewed a total of 79 book chapters.
Medical and scientific expertise is respected. Well-versed in and
understand the value of, accurate reporting to pharmaceutical

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companies. Authored in excess of 40 papers in medical and scientific,
peer-reviewed, journals. Frequently asked to peer review papers for
publication.
Experience with Teaching and Learning
 Worked in collaboration with the Dean of Medicine (Teaching and
Learning) in the School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, from 2012-
2015.
 Assessed new directions and methods for teaching and learning and
applied them to the medical education of postgraduate students.
 Recognized that learners would have different approaches to new
learning. Overall learning style of my students matched that of
Constructivism, particularly in case-based learning tutorials which I
facilitated.
 Encouraged peer-assisted learning
 Wrote and delivered medical education/medical science lectures on the
premise that students would come from different knowledge backgrounds.
 Pedagogy was a mixture of didactic instruction and problem-based
learning opportunities.
 Assessment of new learning was both formative (self-testing quizzes) and
summative.
 Students benefitted from my positive and constructive feedback.
Experience with Clinical Trial Co-ordination and Research
 Lead scientific research and co-ordination role in clinical trials of
Simvastatin in Australia, working with clinicians at St Vincent’s Hospital,
Melbourne and with Pfizer (Australia).
 Monitored the pharmacological effects of the Statin.
 Monitored any side effects, most notably muscle pain, weakness,
tenderness and cramping. Also monitored joint pain, gastrointestinal
symptoms, sleep disturbance and/or headache.
 Reported trial results to the pharmaceutical company (Pfizer) and to
clinicians.
 Wrote to participants at enrolment stage and at conclusion of the trial. Trial
(placebo-controlled, double-blind) involved over 300 participants across
the country. Our local participants numbered 28.
 Responsible for ethics applications for the trial.
 Managed the status of the study in the hospital environment.
 Managed hospital-based budgets for the trial.
 Ensured compliance with Australian laws and regulations pertaining to
placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trials.

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Achievement: Developed strong communication skills in this role and
understood the stringent requirements for human ethics applications,
concise scientific reporting to pharmaceutical companies, medical
reporting and communication with clinicians and trial participants.
Multimedia delivery
 Authored PowerPoint slide decks for the medical sciences lectures at
School of Medicine, Wollongong University.
 Devised voice-overs for the slide deck, for student private listening post-
lecture, via student-accessible databases.
Achievement: Students appreciate the post-lecture presentations as a
valuable supplement to their individual learning processes.
Lecturing to large (80-100 students) undergraduate groups from the
faculties of science, medicine and nursing
 Wrote and delivered lectures in biological, molecular biological and human
sciences.
 Subjects include human physiology, genetics, human structure and
function, biochemistry, and protein chemistry.
 Areas of further specialization include peptide chemistry, carbohydrate
metabolism, cellular biology, chemi-luminescence techniques for
identification of biological molecules, central pathways of subcellular
metabolism and practical applications of molecular biotechnology.
Achievement: Extensive lecturing experience in several subject areas
in the biological and medical sciences.
Facilitating small (8-10 students) tutorials in undergraduate medicine
 Foundation member of the Problem-Based Learning tutorial staff team at
Deakin University Medical School.
 Designed learning modules for physiological processes in human cells for
use in problem-based learning tutorials
 Inculcated skills in deeper learning for students and promoted techniques
for life-long learning.
Achievement: Students, all medical undergraduates, became deeper
learners and were able to approach problems that required thinking
from first principles. Encouraged abandonment of surface learning.
Students gained enormous confidence in thinking empirically about
basic medical and clinical problems. Students undertook private
research and could see their way beyond textbook learning.

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Lecturing to (large, 80) postgraduate groups (medicine)
 Authored and delivered lectures in several medical sciences units. These
included Genomics of Colorectal Cancer, DNA the Molecule of
Inheritance, PCR in Medical Genetics (Cystic Fibrosis and Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy), Growth Factor Signalling in Carcinogenesis, Gastro-
oesophageal Reflux, Disorders of the Airway, Excitation-Contraction
Coupling in Cardiac Function and Subcellular Metabolism.
 Developed live demonstrations of the application of PCR to the mutations
in Cystic Fibrosis and in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Achievement: Contribution of the scientific basis to clinical knowledge,
treatments and investigations is seen to be a valuable addition to
student knowledge by the University of Wollongong, Faculty of
Science, Medicine and Health.
Facilitating small medical tutorial groups, (8 students), postgraduates
 Facilitated Case-Based Learning tutorials for postgraduate medical
students, (mature adults) in the Graduate School of Medicine, University of
Wollongong.
 In addition to students holding first degrees in sciences and biomedicine,
students from the faculties of Engineering (Chemical), Law and Arts were
enrolled in my tutorial groups for postgraduate studies in medicine.
 Developed assessment techniques, both formative and summative.
 Contributed summative exam questions.
 Developed a system of quizzes and short answer questions to aid
students in their formative learning. The quizzes were incorporated into
learning modules on Moodle.
 Was personal tutor to 8 individual students, whom I also mentored.
Achievement: Brought a patient, personal and constructive approach
to learning and to the giving of constructive feedback. Helped students
to develop techniques for deep and life-long learning, including
application of private research and the use of databases for citations.
In particular, instructed students on the use of the ENDNOTE software.
Research (quantitative)
 Carried out research in molecular biology, lipoprotein and apo-protein
biochemistry, polymerase chain reaction in detection of point mutations
and deletions, protein chemistry and characterization, immuno-affinity
chromatography, electrophoresis of DNA and of polypeptides.
 Developed transgenic Lucerne plants in investigations of the natriuretic
peptide gene dosage effects in salinity and drought tolerance.

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Achievement: Have more than 40 publications in internationally-
refereed scientific journals. Frequently presented quantitative research
findings at national (Atherosclerosis Society of Australia, Endocrine
Society of Australia and Nutrition Society of Australia) and international
(American Heart Association) conferences.
Research (qualitative)
 Designed a questionnaire to survey medical students’ opinions of Case-
based Learning, in the School of Medicine, University of Wollongong.
 Recorded interviews with students, then transcribed and coded the
resulting information and performed thematic analysis.
 Have used SPSS and NVivo software.
Achievement: Have presented this qualitative research work at
national conferences in Australia. Analysis of opinions has provided the
basis for continuous improvement in the way information is presented
and the techniques used in efficiently facilitating tutorials.
Interviewing of prospective (postgraduate) medical students
From 2012 - 2015, was a member of the 11-person panel responsible for
multi-station interviewing and then selection of aspiring medical
students at University of Wollongong, for postgraduate enrolment in the
MBBS degree offered by the School of Medicine.
Authoring of learning documentation as an adjunct to Case-Based
Learning- a self-initiated, self-managed project
 Subject areas: Diabetic Neuropathy, Envenomation, Lipids & Lipoproteins
in Type II Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Growth Hormone, PCR and single-
base substitutions in Human Genetic ‘abnormalities’.
 Have written PowerPoint presentations re the scientific evidence base for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Rationale: Trainee-doctors should be aware of herbal and other
supplements that their patients might be taking in addition to the
prescribed medicines. They need an understanding of the efficacy of
the alternative remedies, their side-effects and possible interactions
with pharmaceuticals already prescribed and being consumed.

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Involvement in Governance and Policy at University of Wollongong
 From 2012-2015, was a member of the Policy and Governance Committee
in the School of Medicine, which makes recommendations on governance
and integrated academic assessment policies to the Faculty of Science,
Medicine and Health.
 Contributed knowledge expertise to Faculty Development committees.
Effective Communication and Working with Culturally Diverse Groups
 While a lecturer in English as a Second Language, and in Human
Structure & Function, taught Vietnamese native speakers and Australian
indigenous nursing students, respectively.
 In the role as lecturer and as a facilitator for tutorials, have enjoyed
communicating on a conversational level with students, with clinical staff
and with other scientific research staff.
Achievement: Worked with all groups effectively and maintained an
excellent level of communication and rapport with them.
SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM VITAE - A SYNOPSIS
Career: Mixture of teaching and research in human structure and
function (biological science and medical sciences). Communicate well
and good team player. Valuable experience in working with culturally
diverse groups. 3-year experience reviewing and proofreading
manuscripts on medical sciences for a large publisher. Member of
governance and admissions committees at University of Wollongong.
Teaching: In addition to lecturing in a wide range of bioscience topics,
have extensive experience in medical education. Facilitator role in
Problem-based and in Case-based Learning. Associated mentoring
and pastoral experience with medical students.
Research (quantitative): Considerable experience in biochemical
research into human pathological conditions. Studies of human (and
plant) gene function, using PCR and other molecular biological
techniques.
Research (qualitative): Surveyed postgraduate students’ opinions of
Problem-based and Case-based learning as educational tools in
undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
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