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Biography
Charlotte Rees is currently Adjunct Professor. She was previously Director of Curriculum (Medicine) and Director of the Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education (MCSHE) at the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University (2015-2019). Prior to that, she was Professor of Education Research and Director of the Centre for Medical Education at the University of Dundee, Scotland (2010-2015) and was the Director of the Scottish Medical Education Research Consortium (SMERC: 2011-2015). She is currently Dean for Research for the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education (SHEE) at Murdoch University, Western Australia. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. She has 20 years’ experience as a health professions education researcher including extensive experience as principal and co-investigator for numerous externally funded projects (e.g. NHS Education for Scotland, General Medical Council, Higher Education Academy, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Department of Health & Human Services). She has co-led a 10-year programme of research on healthcare professionalism and her co-authored book, titled ‘Healthcare professionalism: Improving practice through reflections on workplace dilemmas', was published by Wiley-Blackwell in March 2017. She has over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and books, over 200 conference presentations, and was 1 of 4 medical educators at Dundee returned for REF2014 (the UK equivalent of Australia’s ERA). She was Deputy Editor for Medical Education (2008-2017), Associate Editor for Advances in Health Sciences Education (2015-2017) and was the medical education expert on the REF2014 sub-panel for education (2011-2014).
Research area keywords
- Workplace learning
- Professionalism
- Identities
- Narrative inquiry
- Qualitative methodology
- Healthcare education
- Patient involvement
- Workplace culture
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Evaluating community-based mental health placements in urban and rural settings: A realist economic evaluation
Nguyen, V. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Foo, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Guerra, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Najm, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Haines, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Robinson, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Rees-Sidhu, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/08/26 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
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P4P: How prepared are Monash healthcare graduates for practice? A qualitative longitudinal audio-diary study exploring new graduates
Rees-Sidhu, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Brock, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Leech, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Monrouxe, L. V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morphet, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Palermo, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lyons, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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Teaching, learning and assessing professionalism in Dietetic Education
Dart, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Rees-Sidhu, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McCall, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Ash, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
16/04/18 → 15/04/19
Project: Research
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WIL Dignity: Dignity in work-integrated learning: Supporting students and supervisors
Rees-Sidhu, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Coles, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jacobs, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Crampton, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seear, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morphet, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Davis, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Clemans, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McKeown, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & King, O. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Development of an Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) for internationally qualified nurses
Griffiths, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Brooks, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Endacott, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dix, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rees-Sidhu, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barton, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hall, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gibson, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Harrison, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ilic, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Maloney, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Leech, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Adams, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Merriman, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Fuller, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Homer, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Vance, S. (Associate Investigator (AI))
20/12/17 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Evaluating a pilot nationwide licencing OSCE for internationally-qualified registered nurses: Making better decisions through mixed-methods triangulation
Dix, S., Ottrey, E., Rees, C. E., Barton, P., Endacott, R., Foo, J., Goddard-Fuller, R., Griffiths, D., Homer, M., Ilic, D., Karim, M. N., Maloney, S., Sarkar, M. & Brooks, I., Aug 2026, In: Nurse Education Today. 163, 11 p., 107121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mental health placements for health and social care students: A realist synthesis
Rees, C. E. (Leading Author), Lojszczyk, A. (Leading Author), Haracz, K., Nguyen, V. N. B., Chidarikire, S., Najm, D. & Mattick, K. L., Mar 2026, In: Medical Education. 60, 3, p. 271-287 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Multiple Interacting and Impacting Transitions for New Health Professional Graduates: Extending Transitions Theory in Health Professions Education
Rees, C. E., Ottrey, E., Kemp, C. & Palermo, C. E., 2026, The Palgrave International Handbook of Multiple and Multi-Dimensional Educational and Life Transitions. Jindal-Snape, D. (ed.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 201-219 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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New graduate medication safety preparedness: an Australian cross-sectional and longitudinal qualitative research study
Ottrey, E., Rees, C. E., Lyons, K. M., Brock, T. P., Monrouxe, L. V., Harrison, C. & Morphet, J., 2026, In: Frontiers in Medicine. 13, 14 p., 1704787.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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‘Our training didn't prepare us for private practice’: A multi-method study of dietetics graduates' preparedness for private practice employment
Blair, M., Rees, C. E., Gibson, S., Mitchell, L. J., Ottrey, E., Monrouxe, L. V. & Palermo, C., Apr 2026, In: Nutrition and Dietetics. 83, 2, p. 181-190 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Research grant award from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences Learning & Teaching Research Grant Scheme, Monash University.
Rees-Sidhu, C. (Recipient), Brown, T. (Recipient), Hood, K. (Recipient), Kent, F. (Recipient), Leech, M. (Recipient), Newton, J. (Recipient), Storr, M. (Recipient) & Williams, B. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other distinction
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Monash Medicine Curriculum Conference 2019
Simmons, M. (Speaker), Rees-Sidhu, C. (Organiser), Wright, C. (Speaker), Harrison, J. (Speaker), Leach, D. (Speaker), Ho, F. (Speaker) & Shi, K. (Speaker)
19 Jul 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Advances in Health Sciences Education (Journal)
Rees-Sidhu, C. (Associate editor)
1 Jan 2015 → 31 Dec 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Medical Education (Journal)
Rees-Sidhu, C. (Associate editor)
1 Jan 2008 → 31 Dec 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility