Rate My Professor Wendy Findlay

Associate Professor Wendy Findlay serves as Director of MD Curriculum and Assessment in the Medical School at The University of Queensland, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science from The University of Queensland. As a neurosurgeon, she heads the Royal Brisbane Clinical Unit and contributes to neurosurgery and surgical education within the Mayne Academy of Surgery. Her career encompasses clinical practice as a staff specialist in neurosurgery at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and leadership in medical education. Findlay is available for supervision of higher degree research students.

Findlay's scholarly contributions focus on medical education and neurosurgical research. Key publications include 'Investigating the development of peer-led asynchronous digitally mediated feedback in higher education: three case studies' co-authored with Garth Stahl and others, published in Reflective Practice (2024); 'Building feedback literacy authentically: Digital peer feedback approaches to enhance future employability in caring professions,' a University of Queensland report (2024); 'Glioma surgical aspirate: a viable source of tumor tissue for experimental research' in Cancers (2013); and 'Utilisation of magnetic resonance imaging in spinal trauma' presented at the RANZCR 59th Annual Scientific Meeting (2008). These works explore peer feedback mechanisms, feedback literacy for employability in caring professions, viable tumor tissue sources for glioma research, and MRI applications in spinal trauma. Her collaborations span multiple institutions and disciplines in medical education and oncology.