Jennifer Mary Weller

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Jennifer Weller
Alma mater University of Auckland
Scientific career
Institutions Wellington Hospital, New Zealand, University of Otago, Wellington, Auckland Hospital, University of Auckland
Thesis
Website unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/j-weller

Jennifer Mary Weller is a New Zealand anaesthesiology academic. She is currently a full professor at the University of Auckland. [1]

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Academic career

Weller graduated from University of Adelaide, with her post-graduation training in hospitals in Canberra, Nottingham and Adelaide. She moved to Wellington Hospital in 1994 as a full-time specialist anaesthetist, eventually taking a Masters of Clinical Education from the University of New South Wales and taking on teaching at Victoria University of Wellington as well as medical duties. A move to Auckland and the University of Auckland led to a PhD in 2005. [2] She rose to full professor in 2017. [3]

Much of Weller's research involved MORSim, an operating theatre simulator used for training surgical teams. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Selected works

Related Research Articles

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References

  1. "Professor Jennifer Weller - The University of Auckland". Unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. Weller, Jennifer (2005). Evaluation of simulation-based education in the management of medical emergencies (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/109.
  3. "Professor Jennifer Weller's inaugural lecture -'Tribes, Teams and Trust' - The University of Auckland". Fmhs.auckland.ac.nz. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. "MORSim project - The University of Auckland". Fmhs.auckland.ac.nz. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. Karen Brown (14 October 2016). "Surgeons more resistant to improving teamwork - study | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. "Life-like mannequins the new face of surgical training". Stuff.co.nz. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. Lucy Warhurst (14 October 2016). "Simulated operation room hoped to halve patient injuries". Newshub. Retrieved 27 February 2018.