Overview
Background
Nalini has more than 25 years’ experience in innovative design and delivery of medicine and health programs in several countries. Her medical education research focusses on curriculum and assessment design, digital and inclusive education, and integration of biomedical sciences into health professional programs. She has a particular interest in educational technologies (including AI) and cognitive load, and curricular approaches that support positive learning behaviour, wellbeing, critical thinking and professional development. Nalini's research also includes medical imaging diagnositics and the use of AI.
Nalini is the co-founder of the Health Universities Initiative, which frames a whole-of-university approach to student success and wellbeing. She has several awards (Faculty, Vice-Chancellor, Australian Award for University Teaching) for her contributions to higher education. Nalini is the Chair of the International Program for Anatomical Education (FIPAE) of the IFAA, and an Associate Editor of Anatomical Sciences Education (Impact Factor, 7.2). Nalini is a Board Member and Fellow of ANZAHPE, Fellow of the Scientia Education Academy, and Fellow of HERDSA.
Nalini currently supervises 5 PhD students in the following topics:
- Health Advocacy in Medical Education: Evaluation of current practice and implications for medical programs
- Cosmetic female surgery: A consumer-driven evaluation of demand and its implications for medical education
- Fetal and Embryological Collections: A paradigm to examine the ethical practice of informed consent
- Anatomical Education: The role of digital-based pedagogies in future practice
- Liver and Gallbladder Imaging in Paediatric Patients: Developing a pipeline for diagnostic automation
Nalini currently supervises 4 reseach honours students on the following topics:
- Relationship-based support interventions in medical programs
- An evaluation of intersex education in medicine programs in Australia
- Left ventricular compaction: evaluation of MRI diagnostic criteria
- VR in biomedical sciences education: current scope of practice
Availability
- Professor Nalini Pather is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Developing an ethical framework for informed consent using human fetal and embryological collections: An Australian perspective
El‐Haddad, Joyce and Pather, Nalini (2025). Developing an ethical framework for informed consent using human fetal and embryological collections: An Australian perspective. Anatomical Sciences Education, 18 (2), 192-208. doi: 10.1002/ase.2548
2024
Conference Publication
The Future is Now: Are we adequately preparing our students?
Pather, N., Richards, B. and Ledger, A. (2024). The Future is Now: Are we adequately preparing our students?. Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Adelaide, SA Australia, 1-4 July 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Whose responsibility is it to develop future-ready academics who can thrive amid transformation?
Pather, Nalini, Richards, Bernadette and Ledger, Alison (2024). Whose responsibility is it to develop future-ready academics who can thrive amid transformation?. HERDSA Annual Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 July 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Learning, teaching and assessment in health professional education and scholarship in the next 50 years
Balasooriya, Chinthaka, Lyons, Kayley, Tran, Michael, Pather, Nalini, Chur-Hansen, Anna and Steketee, Carole (2024). Learning, teaching and assessment in health professional education and scholarship in the next 50 years. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal, 25 (2), 110-129. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v25i2.785
2024
Journal Article
Macro and micro ethics in fetal and embryological collections: Exploring the paradigms of informed consent among Australian education‐focused stakeholders
El‐Haddad, Joyce and Pather, Nalini (2024). Macro and micro ethics in fetal and embryological collections: Exploring the paradigms of informed consent among Australian education‐focused stakeholders. Anatomical Sciences Education, 17 (3), 630-645. doi: 10.1002/ase.2385
2024
Journal Article
Normal morphometry of the biliary tree in pediatric and adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chau, Patrick, Moses, Daniel and Pather, Nalini (2024). Normal morphometry of the biliary tree in pediatric and adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Radiology, 176 111472, 111472. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111472
2024
Conference Publication
Developing coaches to support learners' longitudinal development
Ledger, Alison, Wozniak, Helen, Pather, Nalini and Olupeliyawa, Asela (2024). Developing coaches to support learners' longitudinal development. Ottawa 2024: Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 24-28 February 2024. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ottawa.
2024
Conference Publication
Assessment for inclusion in health professions education
Tai, Joanna, Ajjawi, Rola, Bearman, Margaret, Fleming, Simon, Liang, Rhea and Pather, Nalini (2024). Assessment for inclusion in health professions education. Ottawa 2024: Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 24-28 February 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Assessment of IPE outcomes: What have we achieved and where might we head next?
Brewer, Margo, Rogers, Gary, Brownie, Sharon and Pather, Nalini (2024). Assessment of IPE outcomes: What have we achieved and where might we head next?. Ottawa 2024: Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 24-28 February 2024. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ottawa 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Integrating interprofessional education (IPE) and assessment strategies in health professional education: workshop
Pather, Nalini, Brewer, Margo and Bishop, Jo (2024). Integrating interprofessional education (IPE) and assessment strategies in health professional education: workshop. Ottawa 2024: Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 24-28 February 2024. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ottawa 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Integrating artificial intelligence into medical education: a path to future ready healthcare professionals
Ledger, Alison, Richards, Bernadette and Pather, Nalini (2024). Integrating artificial intelligence into medical education: a path to future ready healthcare professionals. Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15-21 January 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Quantitative MRI in the local staging of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xiao, Vieley G., Kresnanto, Jordan, Moses, Daniel A. and Pather, Nalini (2024). Quantitative MRI in the local staging of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 59 (1), 255-296. doi: 10.1002/jmri.28742
2023
Conference Publication
Age-specific variations of the sciatic nerve in the paediatric hip: An MRI study
Byun, Christina, Pather, Nalini and Morris, Sarah (2023). Age-specific variations of the sciatic nerve in the paediatric hip: An MRI study. APICA 2023, Dunedin, New Zealand, 30 November - 3 December 2023. Dunedin, New Zealand: APICA 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Macroethics and microethics of fetal and embryological collections: exploring paradigms of informed consent
El-Haddad, Joyce and Pather, Nalini (2023). Macroethics and microethics of fetal and embryological collections: exploring paradigms of informed consent. APICA 2023, Dunedin, New Zealand, 30 November-3 December 2023. Dunedin, New Zealand: APICA 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Morphometry of the biliary tree in paediatric and adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chau, Patrick, Moses, Daniel and Pather, Nalini (2023). Morphometry of the biliary tree in paediatric and adult populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. APICA 2023, Dunedin, New Zealand, 30 November - 3 December 2023. Dunedin, New Zealand: APICA 2023.
2023
Journal Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of portal vein morphometry in pediatric and adult populations: drawing the line between normal and abnormal findings
Chau, Patrick, Soo Yoon, Ji, Moses, Daniel and Pather, Nalini (2023). A systematic review and meta-analysis of portal vein morphometry in pediatric and adult populations: drawing the line between normal and abnormal findings. European Journal of Radiology, 168 111016, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.111016
2022
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance imaging study of the sciatic nerve variation in the pediatric gluteal region: Implications for the posterior approach of the sciatic nerve blockade
Byun, Sarang, Morris, Sarah and Pather, Nalini (2022). Magnetic resonance imaging study of the sciatic nerve variation in the pediatric gluteal region: Implications for the posterior approach of the sciatic nerve blockade. Paediatric Anaesthesia, 32 (12), 1355-1364. doi: 10.1111/pan.14545
2022
Journal Article
Musculoskeletal anatomy knowledge in Australian chiropractors
Giuriato, Rosemary, Štrkalj, Goran, Prvan, Tania, Hulme, Anneliese and Pather, Nalini (2022). Musculoskeletal anatomy knowledge in Australian chiropractors. Anatomical Sciences Education, 15 (4), 663-670. doi: 10.1002/ase.2117
2022
Journal Article
Musculoskeletal anatomy core syllabus for Australian chiropractic programs: A pilot study
Giuriato, Rosemary, Štrkalj, Goran, Prvan, Tania and Pather, Nalini (2022). Musculoskeletal anatomy core syllabus for Australian chiropractic programs: A pilot study. Journal of Chiropractic Education, 36 (2), 117-123. doi: 10.7899/JCE-21-18
2022
Journal Article
A global perspective on embryological and fetal collections: where to from here?
El-Haddad, Joyce, Štrkalj, Goran and Pather, Nalini (2022). A global perspective on embryological and fetal collections: where to from here?. Anatomical Record, 305 (4), 869-885. doi: 10.1002/ar.24863
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Fetal and Embryological Collections: a paradigm lens to revisit ethics and informed consent
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bernadette Richards
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Doctor Philosophy
An evaluation of advocacy in medical programs in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Devi Mohan
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Doctor Philosophy
Human Fetal and Embryological Collections: a paradigm lens to revisit ethics and informed consent
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bernadette Richards
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Doctor Philosophy
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery: exploring consumer drivers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bernadette Richards
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Nalini Pather directly for media enquiries about:
- AI in higher education
- anatomy
- assessment
- augmented reality
- co-design
- curriculum
- diversity and inclusion
- ethics
- faculty development
- medical curriculum
- medical education
- professionalism
- student selection
- student wellbeing
- supporting student success
- technology in education
- training medicine and health professionals
- virtual reality
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