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Ms Judy Sheahan

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: j.sheahan@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5264-0980

Judy is a lecturer in Paramedicine, and teaches into postgraduate critical care paramedicine programs. She is committed to innovative, evidence-informed teaching that prepares advanced practice paramedics for complex clinical and leadership roles.

Current Teaching

  • PST5110 - Advanced Cardiac Studies
  • PST5111 - Advanced Medical Studies
  • PST6113 - Paediatrics for Critical Care Paramedics
  • PST6105 - Retrieval Medicine
  • PST5107 - Advanced Obstetrics for Paramedics

Background

Judy has extensive international experience in paramedicine education and clinical practice, having worked across South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. She began her career as an Advanced Care Paramedic and later a Critical Care Paramedic in South Africa (2009–2013), before moving into leadership as Clinical Quality Assurance Manager for a private ambulance service (2012–2013). From 2013 to 2017, she lectured in paramedicine in South Africa, followed by a role as Senior Lecturer in Paramedical Simulation in London, UK (2017–2019). She then served as Faculty Lecturer in Emergency Medical Care in Abu Dhabi, UAE (2019–2020), and later returned to South Africa as Lecturer in Emergency Medical Care (2021–2023). Since 2024, Judy has been Lecturer in Postgraduate Paramedicine at ECU, focusing on critical care paramedicine.

Professional Associations

  • Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) - Registered Paramedic
  • Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) - Registered Emergency Care Practitioner
  • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT, USA) - Registered Emergency Medical Technician
  • Australasian College of Paramedicine (ACP) - Member - Women in Paramedicine Committee Member, Western Australia Committee Member
  • Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) - Member

Awards and Recognition

  • 2022:  Departmental Teaching Excellence Award (South Africa)
  • 2019:  Fellowship Advanced Higher Education (United Kingdom)

Research Areas and Interests

My interest and  expertise encompasses paramedicine education, with a current focus on professional identity formation and the complex transitions clinicians face when moving into academic roles. I research academic workforce development specifically within paramedicine, paying particular attention to the challenges and opportunities in higher education contexts in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). My most recent scholarly contributions include a scoping review on curriculum development in paramedicine, and previously the integration of Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed) as a valuable teaching resource. I am also currently doing work on the ethical and practical use of generative AI in teaching, learning, and assessment within postgraduate paramedicine education. Currently, my PhD studies investigate the transformation of professional identity during the clinician-to-academic transition, aiming to inform strategies that support workforce sustainability and professionalisation in paramedicine.

Research interests: Paramedicine education, professional identity formation, clinician-to-academic transitions, academic workforce development in paramedicine, higher education in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), generative-AI in teaching, learning and assessment.

Qualifications

  • Master of Philosophy (Health Professions Education), South Africa, 2018.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professional Education, South Africa, 2014.

Research Outputs

2020

Journal Articles

  • Adam, A., McDowall, J., Aigbodion, S., Enyuma, C., Buchanan, S., Vachiat, A., Sheahan, J., Laher, A. (2020). Is the history of erectile dysfunction a reliable risk factor for new onset acute myocardial infarction? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Current Urology, 2020(2020), 122-129. https://doi.org/10.1159/000499249.
  • Sheahan, J., Van Schalkwyk , S., Keiller, L., Dippenaar, E. (2020). Using Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed) for Emergency Medical Service education. South African Journal of Pre-hospital Emergency Care, 1(2), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.24213/1-2-4196.
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