Rate My Professor Kiran Parsons

Mrs Kiran Parsons serves as a Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy within Curtin Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. She is recognized for her contributions to teaching excellence, having received the Individual Teacher Category Award in the 2020 Faculty of Health Sciences Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Awards. In 2023, she shared the CMS Staff Excellence Awards for Excellence in Projects with Jenny Dolzadelli. Parsons is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is pursuing a Doctor of Education (EdD) at Curtin University, with research interests aligned to her doctoral studies. Her professional profile includes experience as a community pharmacist, and she holds an ORCID identifier 0000-0002-0258-0059.

Parsons has authored or co-authored several peer-reviewed publications in pharmacy education and practice. Notable works include: 'Escape rooms in pharmacy education: More than just a game' (2024); 'Five years’ experience of simulation-based learning in the therapy of serious infections: Student satisfaction and learning outcomes' (2025); 'Virtual simulation for person-centred care training across the learning continuum: a pilot study of healthcare professionals and students' (2026); 'How simulated learning can support a more diverse inclusive society' (2024); 'Simulation-based education in the therapy of serious infections' (2023); 'Development of simulation-based education activities for pharmacy students: Learning from experience' (2023); 'Implementation factor mapping of a pilot study of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing for respiratory tract infections in community pharmacy' (2022); 'Point-of-care C-reactive protein testing service for respiratory tract infections in community pharmacy: a qualitative study of service uptake and experience of pharmacists' (2022); and 'Point-of-care C-reactive protein testing to support the management of respiratory tract infections in community pharmacy: A feasibility study' (2021). These publications, hosted on platforms such as ResearchGate, have collectively received 41 citations and 286 reads. Her scholarship demonstrates engagement with innovative pedagogies like escape rooms, simulation, and virtual reality in pharmacy training, as well as community pharmacy services for respiratory infections.