University of Tasmania, Australia

Senior Lecturer

BA, MS, PhD

General Responsibilities

• Unit coordinator, CAM102 Foundations of Medicine 2
• Coordinator of gross anatomy teaching
• Unit coordinator, CHN anatomy units (elective units in the BMedRes, 2007-2010, may be reintroduced 2012)
• Teach gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, human development, and introductory structure and function in the MBBS
• Recruit and coordinate senior medical student anatomy demonstrators for CAM101-304 anatomy practicals, dissection sessions, and dissection tutorials
• Chair, MBBS Yr 1-3 Assessment Working Party
• Member, MBBS Yr 1-3 Curriculum Committee
• ‘School Champion’ for Criterion Referenced Assessment

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Teaching Responsibilities

I coordinate and deliver gross anatomy and human development (embryology) learning & teaching in the MBBS, including lectures, integrated and gross anatomy practicals, dissection sessions, and dissection tutorials.

In the MBBS unit CAM101 Foundations of Medicine 1, I lecture in introductory human development and structure & function (overview of organ systems), and have developed and deliver related practicals

In CAM102 Foundations of Medicine 2, I lecture in regional anatomy and development of the limbs and back; and I have developed and deliver a series of related dissection sessions and dissection tutorials, as well as integrated practicals on the skeletal, muscular, vascular, and nervous systems in the limbs and back

In CAM201 Fundamentals of Clinical Practice 1, I lecture in development of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and have developed and deliver dissection sessions and dissection tutorials on the regional anatomy of the thorax, as well as integrated practicals on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

In CAM202 Fundamentals of Clinical Practice 2, I lecture in the regional anatomy of the abdomen and digestive system and development of the digestive and urogenital systems, and have developed and deliver dissection sessions and dissection tutorials on the regional anatomy of the abdomen and pelvis, as well as gross anatomy practicals on the digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems

In CAM304 Fundamentals of Clinical Practice 3, I lecture in the regional anatomy of the head and neck and neuroanatomy of motor systems, and have developed and deliver dissection sessions on the regional anatomy of the head and neck, as well as gross anatomy practicals on these regions and related neuroanatomy.

In CAM305 Functional Clinical Practice, I recently introduced an Advanced Dissection Selective, which allows a small number of students to study a region of the body by producing a prosected specimen.

I acknowledge the contributions of my colleagues: Dr Anne-Marie Williams (gross and microscopic anatomy) for her contributions to the integrated and gross anatomy practicals, dissection sessions and tutorials, and gross anatomy lectures on the skull, back, thorax, urinary system, and regional anatomy of the pelvis; Dr Jamie Chapman (histology) for the histology material for the integrated practicals, and CAM101 reproductive system and early human development lectures; Dr Dwight Assenheimer (pathology) for the pathology content of the CAM101 human development practicals; and all teaching colleagues for their contributions to the integrated MBBS curriculum in years 1-3.

My teaching philosophy is to engage students in a variety of constructively aligned active learning sessions that accommodate diverse learning styles in supportive learning environments.  Since 2001 I have designed and delivered a continually evolving, time-efficient gross anatomy curriculum that inspires and motivates students to learn through constructive alignment of learning objectives, teaching & learning activities (TLA), and assessment, as well as clinical relevance. The variety of TLA I developed caters for diverse learning styles, promotes active engagement with the material, provides feedback on learning, incorporates reciprocal peer teaching and learning and near-peer teaching, and fosters development of lifelong learning skills and attitudes. I deliver most of these TLA, which allows me to establish rapport with my students through frequent interaction and active engagement. I am passionate and enthusiastic about teaching and the subjects of human anatomy and development, and provide encouragement and a supportive learning environment in and out of the classroom. My goal is to motivate and inspire students to learn, and instil in them a deep appreciation and respect for the human body.

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Publications

• Bradley, E. A., Willson, K. J., Choi-Lundberg, D., Clark, M. G., & Rattigan, S. (2010). Effects of central administration of insulin or l-NMMA on rat skeletal muscle microvascular perfusion. Diabetes Obesity & Metabolism, 12(10), 900-908.
• Gasperini, R., Choi-Lundberg, D., Thompson, M. J. W., Mitchell, C. B., Foa, L. (2009). Homer regulates calcium signaling in growth cone turning. Neural Development, 4(29).
• Vincent, A. J., Choi-Lundberg, D. L., Harris, J. A., West, A. K., & Chuah, M. I. (2007). Bacteria and PAMPs activate nuclear factor kB and Gro production in a subset of olfactory ensheathing cells and astrocytes but not in Schwann cells. Glia, 55(9), 905-916.
• Vincent, A. J., Taylor, J. M., Choi-Lundberg, D. L., West, A. K., & Chuah, M. I. (2005). Genetic expression profile of olfactory ensheathing cells is distinct from that of Schwann cells and astrocytes. Glia, 51(2), 132-147.
• Chuah, M. I., Choi-Lundberg, D., Weston, S., Vincent, A. J., Chung, R. S., Vickers, J. C., & West, A. K. (2004). Olfactory ensheathing cells promote collateral axonal branching in the injured adult rat spinal cord. Experimental Neurology, 185(1), 15-25.

Web Access Research Portal (WARP)

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Additional Information

Research Interests

At UTAS I have collaborated with research groups interested in central nervous system control of skeletal muscle microvascular perfusion, molecular mechanisms of axonal pathfinding (growth cone turning) in the developing nervous system, and the immunobiology and potential clinical use of olfactory ensheathing glia. These collaborations followed from my post-doctoral and graduate student work on the effects of neurotrophic factors on nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons, which degenerate in Parkinson’s disease. I am interested in the scholarship of learning and teaching and am currently undertaking a Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching through UTAS.