Rate My Professor Saraid Martin

Saraid Martin is a podiatrist and researcher affiliated with Adelaide University through its Allied Health and Human Performance discipline, previously at the University of South Australia. She serves as Coordinator for the Walk Strong, Walk Tall program at Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). This initiative is dedicated to enhancing the prevention and management of diabetes-related foot disease and amputations among Aboriginal people in South Australia. With over 15 years of experience as a podiatrist, Martin has focused her clinical work on high-risk foot conditions, with a particular emphasis on Aboriginal health. In 2020, she received endorsement for scheduled medicines, strengthening her clinical practice in this area.

Martin is pursuing, and in 2025 completed, a Masters by Research in Allied Health and Human Performance at the University of South Australia, now integrated into Adelaide University. Her thesis addresses continuing professional development for podiatrists endorsed for scheduled medicines. Her academic interests encompass podiatry research, including prescribing practices, barriers and facilitators to endorsement, and CPD accessibility. Key publications include 'Continuing professional development opportunities for Australian endorsed for scheduled medicines podiatrists – what's out there and is it accessible, relevant, and meaningful? A cross-sectional survey' (PLOS One, 2023, co-authored with Kristin Graham, Helen A. Banwell, and Jacinta L. Johnson); 'Australian podiatrists’ scheduled medicine prescribing practices and barriers and facilitators to endorsement: a cross-sectional survey' (2022, co-authored with Kristin Graham et al.); 'An Overview of Australian Podiatry Research: A Bibliometric Review' (2026, co-authored with P. Tehan et al.); and 'Barriers to and facilitators of endorsement for scheduled medicines in podiatry: a qualitative descriptive study' (2021). She has project management experience in South Australian government health departments, including leading the Foot Stomp project in the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network and work with the SA Allied & Scientific Health Office. Martin contributes to the IIMPACT research group and has spoken at conferences such as the Australian Podiatry Conference 2025 and Wounds Australia 2026.