Overview
Background
Dr Nancy Sturman has worked in Australian general practice since 1990, in both metropolitan and rural settings. She is currently a general practitioner with UQ Healthcare, where she has been the Clinical Lead of Homelessness and Addiction Medicine since 2011.
Nancy was a member of the Queensland Faculty of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), and chaired the Faculty's Research Support Committee, from 2014 - 2018. She is the Senior Academic Advisor with the Education Research Unit of the RACGP, and is a member of the Brisbane North Primary Health Network Clinical Council.
Nancy accepted an appointment with the University of Queensland's Discipline of General Practice in 2007, and was appointed to a Teaching Focused Associate Professor position with the Discipline in 2013. She led the delivery of the Discipline's clinical teaching from 2012 - 2015, as Academic Coordinator of the General Practice and Medicine in Society rotations. She chaired the School of Medicine's Assessment Sub-committee between 2013 and 2016, and served as the Deputy Chair of the University of Queensland Medical Research Ethics Committee between 2013 and 2016. She is currently the deputy Head of the Mayne Academy of General Practice, and leads UQ General Practice's scholarship of teaching and learning.
Her key research interests are: work-based learning in general practice training and medical education; managing and teaching ethical issues and professionalism in general practice; health and social care for vulnerable populations; and assessment in medical education. Nancy’s PhD focused on general practice registrar help-seeking, and supervisor input to patient care, during trainee consultations with patients.
Availability
- Associate Professor Nancy Sturman is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, University of Otago
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford
- Postgraduate Diploma, Institution to be confirmed
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medical Education, The University of Queensland
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Research interests
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Health and social care for vulnerable populations
Active and recent projects explore healthcare for people with experience of homelessness, mental illness, and/or substance use issues. These include: 1) General practice care for patients with severe and persistent mental illness; 2) Digital health access in people experiencing homelessness; 3) Experiences of healthcare for people experiencing homelessness; 4) Methamphetamine use and opiate dependency. Selection of recent publications Sturman, Nancy and Matheson, Don (2020). 'I just hope they take it seriously': homeless men talk about their health care. Australian Health Review 44 (5) 748-754. https://doi.org/10.1071/ah19070 Sturman, Nancy and Matheson, Don (2020). ‘Genuine doctor care’: Perspectives on general practice and community-based care of Australian men experiencing homelessness. Health and Social Care in the Community, 28 (4) hsc.12963, 1301-1309. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12963 Sturman, Nancy, Williams, Ryan, Ostini, Remo, Wyder, Marianne and Siskind, Dan (2020). 'A really good GP': engagement and satisfaction with general practice care of people with severe and persistent mental illness. Australian Journal of General Practice, 49 (1-2), 61-65. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-02-19-485 Sturman, Nancy, Farley, Rebecca, Claudio, Fernanda and Avila, Patricia (2017). Improving the effectiveness of interpreted consultations: Australian interpreter, general practitioner and patient perspectives. Health & social care in the community, 26 (2), 233-240. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12504
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Medical education
A/Professor Sturman undertakes a broad range of activities within the scholarship of Teaching and Learning, including current projects exploring the following: 1) Teaching and learning about ethical issues and professionalism in general practice; 2) Work-based learning in general practice training and medical education; 3) Self-monitoring and help-seeking in general practice training; 4) Student perspectives on, and utilisation of, online resources and teaching; 5) Assessment in medical education; 6) Curriculum development; 7) Faculty and supervisor professional development. Selection of recent publications Sturman, Nancy, Parker, Malcolm, and Jorm, Christine (2020). Clinical supervision in general practice training: the interweaving of supervisor, trainee and patient entrustment with clinical oversight, patient safety and trainee learning. Advances in Health Sciences Education 26 (1) 297-311. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-020-09986-7 Sturman, Nancy J., Tapley, Amanda, van Driel, Mieke L., Holliday, Elizabeth G., Ball, Jean I., Davey, Andrew R., Fielding, Alison, FitzGerald, Kristen, Spike, Neil A., and Magin, Parker J. (2020). Configurations for obtaining in-consultation assistance from supervisors in general practice training, and patient-related barriers to trainee help-seeking: a survey study. BMC Medical Education 20 (1) 369 369. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02291-2 Sturman, Nancy, Jorm, Christine and Parker, Malcolm (2020). With a grain of salt? Supervisor credibility and other factors influencing trainee decisions to seek in-consultation assistance: a focus group study of Australian general practice trainees. BMC Family Practice, 21 (1) 28, 28. doi: 10.1186/s12875-020-1084-7 Sturman, Nancy and Ostini, Remo (2018). Medical student contact with specialty trainees: missing out in general practice?. Australian Journal of General Practice, 47 (6), 391-395. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-12-17-4423 Sturman, Nancy, Tan, Zachary and Turner, Jane (2017). “A steep learning curve”: junior doctor perspectives on the transition from medical student to the health-care workplace. BMC Medical Education, 17 (92) 92, 92. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-0931-2
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The craft of general practice
Active projects explore the relational basis of general practice, general practitioner health and well-being, and partnerships with other health professions. Selection of recent publications Foot, Holly, Scott, Ian, Sturman, Nancy, Whitty, Jennifer A., Rixon, Kylie, Connelly, Luke, Williams, Ian, and Freeman, Christopher (2021). Impact of pharmacist and physician collaborations in primary care on reducing readmission to hospital: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.07.015 Freeman, Christopher R., Scott, Ian A., Hemming, Karla, Connelly, Luke B., Kirkpatrick, Carl M., Coombes, Ian, Whitty, Jennifer, Martin, James, Cottrell, Neil, Sturman, Nancy, Russell, Grant M., Williams, Ian, Nicholson, Caroline, Kirsa, Sue, and Foot, Holly (2021). Reducing Medical Admissions and Presentations Into Hospital through Optimising Medicines (REMAIN HOME): a stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial. The Medical Journal of Australia 214 (5) 212-217. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50942 Foot, Holly, Freeman, Christopher, Hemming, Karla, Scott, Ian, Coombes, Ian D., Williams, Ian D., Connelly, Luke, Whitty, Jennifer A., Sturman, Nancy, Kirsa, Sue, Nicholson, Caroline, Russell, Grant, Kirkpatrick, Carl and Cottrell, Neil (2017). Reducing medical admissions into hospital through optimising medicines (REMAIN HOME) study: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open, 7 (4) e015301, e015301. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-01530
Works
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2020
Conference Publication
"Lucky to be here in Australia": Understanding the challenges and opportunities for general practice to deliver compassionate and effective care to men experiencing homelessness
Sturman, N. and Matheson, D. (2020). "Lucky to be here in Australia": Understanding the challenges and opportunities for general practice to deliver compassionate and effective care to men experiencing homelessness. AAAPC 2020 Annual Research Conference, Online, 13-14 August 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
Getting to the heart of the matter: exploring vulnerability in patients, medical students and doctors
Kelly, Michaela, Lynch, Johanna, Green, Alison and Sturman, Nancy (2020). Getting to the heart of the matter: exploring vulnerability in patients, medical students and doctors. ANZAHPE 2020 Vision for Learning Cultures Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 12-15 July 2020.
2019
Conference Publication
"Something to work on as you go?": feedback conversations following work-based assessment in general practice
Mitchell, B., Jennings, W., Henderson, M., O'Reilly, J., King, D., Kelly, M. and Sturman, N. (2019). "Something to work on as you go?": feedback conversations following work-based assessment in general practice. ANZAHPE 2019, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 1-4 July 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Assessment on the run: acceptability and feasibility of medical student work-based assessment in general practice placements
Jennings, Warren, Mitchell, Ben, Kelly, Michaela, Henderson, Margaret, O'Reilly, Jo, King, David and Sturman, Nancy (2019). Assessment on the run: acceptability and feasibility of medical student work-based assessment in general practice placements. ANZAHPE 2019, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 1-4 July 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Assessment on the run: acceptability and feasibility of medical student work-based assessment in general practice placements
Kelly, Michaela, Mitchell, Benjamin, Jennings, Warren , Henderson, Margaret , King, David , O'Reilly, J. and Sturman, Nancy (2019). Assessment on the run: acceptability and feasibility of medical student work-based assessment in general practice placements. ANZAHPE 2019, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 1-4 July 2019.
2019
Journal Article
‘We all have friends like that’: how Australian patients avoid Dr Google shame
Roper, Lucinda and Sturman, Nancy (2019). ‘We all have friends like that’: how Australian patients avoid Dr Google shame. Communication and Medicine, 16 (3), 267-279. doi: 10.1558/cam.39254
2019
Conference Publication
We all have friends like that’: Australian patients’ tactics to accommodate Dr Google shame
Roper, L. and Sturman, N. (2019). We all have friends like that’: Australian patients’ tactics to accommodate Dr Google shame. COMET 2019, Adelaide, SA Australia, 26-28 June 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
“Something to work on as you go”?: feedback conversations following work-based assessment in general practice
Jennings, Warren, Mitchell, Ben, Kelly, Michaela, Henderson, Margaret, O'Reilly, Jo, King, David and Sturman, Nancy (2019). “Something to work on as you go”?: feedback conversations following work-based assessment in general practice. ANZAHPE 2019, Canberra, ACT, Australia , 1-4 July 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Student curation of learning activities and resources (SCOLAR)
Chiu, Hedva, Turner, Cynthia, Green, Louise, Green, Alison, Kelly, Michaela and Sturman, Nancy (2019). Student curation of learning activities and resources (SCOLAR). ANZAHPE 2019, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 1-4 July 2019.
2018
Journal Article
Heliox for croup in children
Moraa, Irene, Sturman, Nancy, McGuire, Treasure M. and van Driel, Mieke L. (2018). Heliox for croup in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (10) CD006822, CD006822. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006822.pub5
2018
Conference Publication
“It could be used for … revenge”: clinician tutors’ initial perceptions of virtual peer observation of teaching
Darlington, Sharon, Kelly, Michaela, Sturman, Nancy and McGrath, Dominic (2018). “It could be used for … revenge”: clinician tutors’ initial perceptions of virtual peer observation of teaching. ANZAHPE 2018 Sustainability for Health Professions Education, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 1-4 July 2018. Hobart, TAS, Australia: ANZAHPE 2018 Conference.
2018
Conference Publication
ROSA: GP Registrar-initiated Oversight, Support and Advice in general practice training
Sturman, Nancy (2018). ROSA: GP Registrar-initiated Oversight, Support and Advice in general practice training. ANZAHPE, Hobart TAS Australia, 1-4 July 2018. Renmark, SA Australia: ANZAHPE.
2018
Conference Publication
ROSA: Registrar-initiated oversight, support and advice
Sturman, N., Parker, M. and Jorm, C. (2018). ROSA: Registrar-initiated oversight, support and advice. GP18, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 11-13 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Client voices: homeless men talk about their healthcare
Sturman, N. and Matheson, D. (2018). Client voices: homeless men talk about their healthcare. GP18, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 11-13 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Barriers and Enablers to Primary Care for Patients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
WIlliams, Ryan , Sturman, Nancy , Wyder, Marianne and Siskind, Dan (2018). Barriers and Enablers to Primary Care for Patients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness. 60th Clinical Update, RACGP QLD, Brisbane QLD Australia, May 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Barriers and enablers to primary care for patients with severe and persistent mental illness
Williams, R., Siskind, D., Wyder, M. and Sturman, N. (2018). Barriers and enablers to primary care for patients with severe and persistent mental illness. GP18, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 11-13 October 2018.
2017
Journal Article
Reducing medical admissions into hospital through optimising medicines (REMAIN HOME) study: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial
Foot, Holly, Freeman, Christopher, Hemming, Karla, Scott, Ian, Coombes, Ian D., Williams, Ian D., Connelly, Luke, Whitty, Jennifer A., Sturman, Nancy, Kirsa, Sue, Nicholson, Caroline, Russell, Grant, Kirkpatrick, Carl and Cottrell, Neil (2017). Reducing medical admissions into hospital through optimising medicines (REMAIN HOME) study: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open, 7 (4) e015301, e015301. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015301
2017
Conference Publication
“One goal” Learning to work together in interpreted consultations: interpreter, general practitioner and patient perspectives
Sturman, N., Claudio, F., Farley, R. and Avila, P. (2017). “One goal” Learning to work together in interpreted consultations: interpreter, general practitioner and patient perspectives. Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Education (ANZAHPE) 2017 Conference, Adelaide Convention Center, Adelaide, South Australia, 11-14 July 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
The Intern Voice
Sturman, N., Tan, Z. and Turner, J. (2017). The Intern Voice. Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Education (ANZAHPE) 2017 Conference, Adelaide Convention Centre Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 11-14 July 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
PIVOTAL experiences: Partnerships in Virtual Observation of Teaching and Learning
Kelly, Michaela, Darlington, Sharon, McGrath, Dom and Sturman, Nancy (2017). PIVOTAL experiences: Partnerships in Virtual Observation of Teaching and Learning. Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Education (ANZAHPE) 2017 Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 11-14 July 2017.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Nancy Sturman is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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medical education
I am interested in a broad range of medical education topics. These include:
Teaching and learning about ethical issues and professionalism;
Work-based learning;
Self-monitoring and help-seeking in clinical training;
Student perspectives on, and utilisation of, learning resource;
Assessment in medical education and training;
Faculty and clinical teacher professional development.
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Health and social care for vulnerable clients
I am interested in health and social care (particularly in general practice or primary care) for people experiencing challenges with substance use, persistent mental health issues and social exclusion.
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The craft of general practice
I am interested in general practice in all its many facets. My interests include the relational basis of general practice, general practitioner health and well-being, and partnerships with other health professions.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Eating Disorders and Christian Spirituality: An Exploratory and Co-Design Approach to Prevention, Whole Person Care and Recovery
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