Rate My Professor Tehmina Gladman

Tehmina Gladman is a Senior Lecturer and Education Adviser in the Education Unit at the University of Otago, Wellington, part of the Faculty of Medicine. She holds a BA in Psychology, Postgraduate Diploma in Education, MSc in Psychology, and PhD in Experimental Psychology. Her professional journey started in experimental psychology and teaching, where she developed interests in educational technology and staff development. Prior to her current role, she worked as an eLearning Facilitator, helping staff integrate eLearning tools to enhance teaching and learning. Since 2023, as Co-Director of the Education Development and Staff Support Unit (EDSSU) for the Otago Medical School, she assists faculty with course planning, development, delivery, assessment, evaluation, professional development, educational research, and confirmation pathway processes.

Gladman's research specializations include influences on academic motivation in high-achieving medical students, student self-efficacy via self-determination theory, student engagement, curation of teaching tools for clinical environments, extended reality applications, mobile apps for clinical skills like musculoskeletal examination, student video production, generative AI impacts, digital health competencies, professional identity formation, curriculum design, and interprofessional education. Notable publications encompass 'Learning technology in health professions education: Realising an (un)imagined future' (Medical Education, 2024), 'MUSIC® for medical students: confirming the reliability and validity of a multi-factorial measure of academic motivation for medical education' (Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 2020), 'A tool for rating the value of health education mobile apps to enhance student learning (MARuL): development and usability study' (JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2020), 'Understanding the gap: A balanced multi-perspective approach to defining essential digital health competencies for medical graduates' (BMC Medical Education, 2025), and 'How has ChatGPT been positioned as a threat to academic integrity? A scoping review' (Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity, 2026). She has presented at ANZAHPE conferences and received the ANZAHPE Fellowship in 2025 for her contributions to health professional education scholarship, having previously been an Associate Fellow since 2020. Her scholarship impacts medical education practices at Otago and beyond through innovative learning designs and technology integration.