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Creates a safe and inclusive space.
Inspires curiosity and a love for knowledge.
Makes even dry topics interesting.
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Associate Professor Peter Barton serves in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University, where he holds the position of Director of Assessment and Chief Examiner for the Monash Medical Programme since 2014. A qualified general practitioner with MBChB from the University of Glasgow (1972-1977), MBA, FRACGP, FRCGP, and DCH, Barton previously directed assessments for the MBChB programme at the University of Glasgow, representing it to the General Medical Council in 2009. He has also been a visiting professor at Gifu University’s Medical Education Development Centre in Japan. At Monash, his career includes roles as Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Department of General Practice, Undergraduate Coordinator for Year 4 MBBS general practice, co-chair of clinical skills theme in the MBBS curriculum, and Director of Academic Programs for Peninsula Clinical School in 2013. He successfully led accreditation visits to the Singapore Medical Council (2015), Malaysian Medical Council (2016, 2021), and Australian Medical Council (2017, 2021). Barton coordinates multiple units including MED5105 Advanced Clinical Practice, GMA2200 Principles of Medicine, MED2100 Foundations of Medical Practice, and others.
Barton’s academic interests center on medical education, with specializations in undergraduate teaching of ethics, resuscitation, communication skills, and clinical competence assessment. He has pursued a doctorate in education at the University of Glasgow examining novice practitioners’ resuscitation experiences. Notable publications include “Teaching Undergraduates Medical Ethics in Modern Japan” (2012), “Perceptions of the usefulness of an online simulated clinical examination” (2025), “The Clinical Communication Skills Rubric (CCSR): Assessing clinical communication competence” (2009), and “Let us not mourn the passing of long cases” (2007). He has convened significant events such as the “Towards an Integrated GP Curriculum at Monash University” conference (2011) and contributed to international clinical skills conferences. His practice is based in Mount Waverley, Melbourne.
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