Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
MBBS, GradCertULT, FACEM
Contact Details
| Contact Campus | Hobart CBD Campuses |
| Building | Medical Science 1 |
| Room Reference | 306-04 (Level 3) |
| Telephone | +61 3 6226 4721 |
| Fax | +61 3 6226 4788 |
| Geoffrey.Couser@utas.edu.au |
General Responsibilities
Assoc Prof Couser has had a long interest in medical education, having been one of the principal architects of the current 5 year course. He is the section editor for education and training for the journal Emergency Medicine Australasia and he has co-authored textbooks integrating clinical practice with biomedical sciences.
He developed and introduced the undergraduate term in emergency medicine at the Hobart Clinical School. He has a broad interest in the links between biodiversity and human health, and to this end he is helping to preserve Tasmania's biodiversity. He is President of the Tasmanian Land Conservancy.
Assoc Prof Couser continues to work at the coalface of medicine as a consultant emergency physician at the Royal Hobart Hospital and a medical retrieval specialist with Ambulance Tasmania.
Teaching Responsibilities
Responsible for transition to practice teaching in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Royal Hobart Hospital.
Units Taught
- CAM201 - Fundamentals of Clinical Science 1
- CAM202 - Fundamentals of Clinical Science 2
- CAM304 - Fundamentals of Clinical Science 3
- CAM305 - Functional Clinical Practice
- CAM435 - Medicine Year 4 - HCS - 4A
- CAM436 - Medicine Year 4 - HCS - 4B
- CAM535 - Medicine Year 5 - HCS - 5A
- CAM536 - Medicine Year 5 - HCS - 5B
Publications
Magazine Articles
- Couser, G. (2007). Twelve tips for developing training programs for international medical graduates. Medical Teacher, 29(5), 427-430.
Books/Chapters
- Couser, G. (2009). Undergraduate teaching in emergency medicine. In P. Cameron et al, Textbook of adult emergency medicine, 3rd edition
- Couser, G. & Walls, J. (2009). Clinical cases in fluid and electrolyte balance: An acute care approach. Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
- Walls, J., Couser, G. A., Gennat, H., & Johns, D. J. (2006). Clinical cases in emergency medicine: A physiological approach. Sydney: McGraw-Hill.
Web Access Research Portal (WARP)
Additional Information
Academic Interests
- Integration of biomedical science with clinical practice
- Health policy and reform
- Curriculum development
- Transition to graduate practice