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La Trobe University

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4.08/20/2025

Makes even dry topics interesting.

4.05/21/2025

Always positive and motivating in class.

5.04/30/2025

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About Matt

Associate Professor Matthew Oates serves as Head of Clinical Education in the School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport at La Trobe University. He is a registered podiatrist who earned his Bachelor of Podiatry with Honours from La Trobe University in 1998. Oates completed his Doctor of Philosophy at La Trobe Rural Health School in Bendigo between 2013 and 2019. His doctoral research centered on the development of the Interprofessional Learning Outcomes Scale (IpLOS), a tool designed to assess outcomes of interprofessional education among pre-qualification health professionals. Previously, he worked as a podiatrist at Inner East Community Health Service. Throughout his career at La Trobe University, Oates has accumulated extensive experience in teaching undergraduate health professionals, coordinating subjects such as Cutaneous Science of the Foot, Medical Conditions Affecting the Foot, and Honours Industry Project. He has led significant curriculum and course redesign initiatives and currently oversees the School's clinical education renewal program.