LIMECONNECTIONV - LIME Network

Abstracts and PresentersBiographical NotesDay Two - Implementing EvidenceTuesday 27 AugustDarwin Convention CentreWelcome to Day Two9.00am-9.10amPresenter:Sarah StrasserFlinders University, Northern TerritoryProfessor Sarah Strasser is the current Associate Dean for Flinders University inthe Northern Territory and Head of the new Northern Territory Medical Program(NTMP). Professor Strasser comes from a background of over thirty years in ruralgeneral practice and medical education with a particular interest in Aboriginal Health,Leadership and Innovation. Professor Strasser has been instrumental in establishing anumber of new programs in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical educationin Australia and Canada with a particular focus on community engagement and socialaccountability. She worked in an Aboriginal Medical Service in Canada for five years andreturned to Australia to establish the new Flinders University NTMP in close partnershipwith Charles Darwin University. The first students entered the program in 2011, whenfor the first time Northern Territorians did not have to leave the Territory to train in medicine. The NTMPhas the largest number of Aboriginal students on campus in Australia as part of the Indigenous TransitionPathways Program within the NTMP. The NTMP is jointly funded by the Federal and NT Governments.42