Sustainability module subject of lecture to lecturers
Marg Simmons
Dr Marg Simmons has addressed lecturers in the Monash Sustainability Institute on a new module used for Year A graduate medical students at Gippsland Medical School.
Marg gave a presentation called Teaching Health and Sustainability to lecturers at Clayton on the module which introduces the students to the topic of Sustainability and Health.
The presentation was part of the Education for Sustainability (EfS) Module for academic staff undertaking the Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice and was based on her work on introducing a module on sustainability. The module explores issues such as sustainability in the healthcare profession; the impacts a changing environment might have on society and the health care system; and the notion of healthy and sustainable communities.
Monash University is very committed to sustainability in all of its practices – as reflected by its inclusion in the university’s mission statement – and is therefore keen that its staff embed sustainability across the board as well incorporating innovative teaching approaches to fulfil this endeavour.
Professor Geoff Rose, who led the EfS module, commented that such teaching “exemplifies the tactical approach to education renewal which Marg sees as critically important to embedding sustainability in all education programs at Monash.”
He added: “Participants at the presentation found your presentation to be very valuable and I believe it will be very influential in motivating them to embark on a similar journey.”