Rural Clinical School

Associate Professor Sneha Kirubakaran

Deputy Head of Learning Community (Year 2)
Rockhampton Regional Clinical Unit
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Publications

Journal Articles (10)
Conference Papers (39)
Thesis (1)

Journal Articles

Kirubakaran, Sneha, Kumar, Koshila, Worley, Paul, Pimlott, Joanne and Greenhill, Jennene (2025). How to establish a new medical school? A scoping review of the key considerations. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 30 (2), 645-669. doi: 10.1007/s10459-024-10370-y
Kirubakaran, Sneha, Kumar, Koshila, Worley, Paul, Pimlott, Joanne and Greenhill, Jennene (2025). Establishing new medical schools in diverse contexts: a novel conceptual framework for success. Medical Education, 59 (1), 25-36. doi: 10.1111/medu.15421
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2024). Doing missions or living missionally?. Luke's Journal, 29 (1).
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2024). Preach and heal: a biblical model for missions. Luke's Journal, 29 (1).
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2023). Book Review: “What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done” by Matt Perman. Luke's Journal, 28 (3).
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2023). Unity in regional diversity for CMDFA. Luke's Journal, 28 (2).
Kirubakaran, Sneha, Shaw, Doug, McArthur, Lawrie, Miller, Angus and Radford, Anthony (2020). Preparing christian health workers for international work: Evaluating a short global health course. Christian Journal for Global Health, 7 (5), 21-30. doi: 10.15566/cjgh.v7i5.415
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2020). On becoming salty and shiny. Luke's Journal, 25 (1), 21-22.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2006). Reaching out: an unexpected opportunity to teach a multidisciplinary team. ANZAHPE Bulletin, 1-1.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2001). An unique opportunity for a graduate medical student to use prior learning. Focus on Health Professional Education, 3 (3), 52-56.

Conference Papers

Kirubakaran, Sneha (2024). For such a time as this (Keynote speech). Noosa Anglican Women's Gathering, Noosa, QLD Australia, 16 March 2024.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2023). Recover, reconnect, and revive: Using a novel conceptual framework to evaluate your start-up plans for a new education or health initiative. WONCA GP (World Organisation of Family Doctors & Royal Australian College of General Practitioners) Conference 2023, Sydney, NSW Australia, 26 - 29 October 2023.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2023). Rationales, relationships, and resources: How Institutional Entrepreneurship could help us recover, reconnect, and revive. WONCA GP (World Organisation of Family Doctors & Royal Australian College of General Practitioners) Conference 2023, Sydney, NSW Australia, 26 - 29 October 2023.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2023). Turning the tide: Using a novel conceptual framework to evaluate your start-up plans for a new education or health initiative. Australia and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference 2023, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 26 - 29 July 2023.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2023). Navigating successful establishment of new medical schools: a novel conceptual framework. Australia and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference 2023, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 26 - 29 July 2023.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2022). A novel conceptual framework to successfully establish new medical schools. AMEE 2022, Lyon, France, 28 - 30 August 2022.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2022). A novel conceptual framework to successfully establish new medical schools. Ottawa 2022, Lyon, France, 27 - 28 August 2022.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2022). Using a novel strategic framework to evaluate your start-up plans or processes for a new education or health venture (Workshop). Ottawa 2022, Lyon, France, 27 - 28 August 2022.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2022). Establishing new medical schools in medically under-served areas. Rogano 2022, Lyon, France, 26 - 27 August 2022.
Kirubkaran, Sneha (2020). Biblical and theoretical perspectives of leadership (Workshop). CMDFA Vision Student Leaders Conference 2020, Burleigh Heads, QLD Australia, 24 - 27 January 2020.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2019). Establishing new medical schools in medically under-served areas: Applying a novel strategic framework for success. WONCA World Rural Health Conference 2019, Albuquerque, NM United States, 12 - 15 October 2019.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2019). Using entrepreneurial theory to strategically improve health equity in medically under-served areas. American Association of Family Physicians Global Health Summit 2019, Albuquerque, NM United States, 9 - 12 October 2019.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2019). Good clinical teaching (Workshop). Annual Meeting of the Papua New Guinea Society for Rural and Remote Health, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 5 - 6 September 2019.
Kirubakaran, S. (2019). Good clinical teaching (Workshop). Annual Meeting of the Papua New Guinea Society for Rural and Remote Health, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 5-6 September 2019. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea Society for Rural and Remote Health.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2019). Encouraging rural workforce: Insights from 3 new medical schools (Invited speaker). 55th Annual Symposium of the Papua New Guinea Medical Society, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1 - 4 September 2019.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2019). Translating institutional entrepreneurship with critical realism. Prideaux Centre for Research in Health Professions Education 2019 Symposium, Adelaide, SA Australia, 26 July 2019.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2019). Promoting independent thinking and learning in GP trainees (Invited speaker). Hainan Province G.P. Trainers Conference, Haikou, Hainan, China, 24 May 2019.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2019). Leadership theory and practice (Workshop). CMDFA Vision Student Leaders Conference 2019, Burleigh Heads, QLD Australia, 26 - 28 January 2019.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2018). The Northern Territory Medical Program: Locally, regionally and nationally important. Global Community Engaged Medical Education Muster Conference 2018, Mt Gambier, SA Australia, 15 - 18 October 2018.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2018). The Northern Ontario School of Medicine: Blazing a social accountability trail. Global Community Engaged Medical Education Muster Conference 2018, Mt Gambier, SA Australia, 15 - 18 October 2018.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2018). From Case Study theory to research reality: Establishing new medical schools in medically under-served areas. Prideaux Centre for Research in Health Professions Education 2018 Symposium, Adelaide, SA Australia, 1 June 2018.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2018). Good clinical teaching (Workshop). Xiehe Hospital Family Medicine Education International Lectures, Wuhan, China, 9 April 2018.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2018). How to give effective feedback to residents (Invited speaker). Haikou People’s Hospital G.P. Residency ‘Training of Trainers’, Haikou, Hainan, China, 3 April 2018.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2017). Northern Territory Medical Program: Transitions in the Top End. Australia and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference 2017, Adelaide, SA Australia, 11 - 14 July 2017.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2017). New medical schools: Frequently established, infrequently published. Australia and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference 2017, Adelaide, SA Australia, 11 - 14 July 2017.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2017). Defining ‘low-resourced’ in health professional education and research. Australia and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference 2017, Adelaide, SA Australia, 11 - 14 July 2017.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2017). Principles of good clinical teaching (Invited speaker). 4th International Conference of Iraqi Kurdistan Paediatric Society, Duhok, Iraq, 4 - 5 May 2017.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2017). Good clinical teaching (Workshop). Haikou People’s Hospital G.P. Residency ‘Training of Trainers’, Haikou, Hainan, China, 13 April 2017.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2016). Preventative care in children (Invited speaker). Hainan Province G.P. Trainers Conference, Haikou, Hainan, China, 27 - 29 September 2016.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2016). Teaching residents: Principles of good clinical teaching. Hainan Province G.P. Trainers Conference, Haikou, Hainan, China, 27 - 29 September 2016.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2016). Establishing new medical schools in low-resourced settings. Rogano 2016, Barcelona, Spain, 1 - 2 September 2016.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2016). Health professional education on a shoestring: What riches do communities have to offer?. The International Conference on Community Engaged Medical Education in the North (ICEMEN) 2016, Sault Sainte Marie, Canada, 22 - 25 June 2016.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2016). Teaching social accountability in health professional education. The International Conference on Community Engaged Medical Education in the North (ICEMEN) 2016, Sault Sainte Marie, Canada, 22 - 25 June 2016.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2016). Principles of good clinical teaching (Workshop). Pre-ChickenDocs Family Medicine Conference, Shanghai, China, 21 April 2016.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2016). Principles of good clinical teaching (Invited speaker). Xiehe Hospital Family Medicine Education International Lectures, Wuhan, China, 14 April 2016.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2016). Leadership in health professional education in low-resourced settings. The 17th Ottawa Conference & ANZAHPE 2016, Perth, WA Australia, 19 - 23 March 2016.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2008). Interprofessional practical training in international health and development - A medical mission trip to Vanuatu. The 13th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence (Ozzawa), Melbourne, VIC Australia, 5 - 8 March 2008.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2007). A multi-disciplinary post-graduate educational program in international health and development for health professionals. Australia and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference 2007, Canberra, ACT Australia, 14 - 16 September 2007.
Kirubakaran, Sneha (2006). Training developed-world professionals to provide healthcare in the developing world. Australia and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference 2006, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 30 June - 2 July 2006.

Thesis

Kirubakaran, Sneha (2022). Establishing new medical schools in medically under-served areas. PhD Thesis, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University.