University of Tasmania, Australia

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

MBBS, GradCertULT, FACEM

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 vice-president of the Tasmanian Land Conservancy.

Teaching Responsibilities

Responsible for transition to practice teaching in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Royal Hobart Hospital.

Units Taught

• 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