Dr Maxine Moore

Academic Lead - Curriculum

College of Medicine and Public Health

place Flinders Medical Centre Building
GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Maxine is MD Director (Student Success and Support) in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University, where she provides strategic leadership across the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program in the areas of student wellbeing, academic progression, and student experience. Her work centres on the design and implementation of program-wide approaches that support student success within a complex, distributed medical program.

She also plays a key role in curriculum governance and quality assurance, contributing to the alignment of the MD program with Australian Medical Council standards, and leading initiatives that integrate wellbeing, professional identity formation, and feedback literacy into the curriculum.

Prior to joining Flinders, Maxine spent six years at the University of Sydney, where she managed professional education units within the Faculty of Education and Social Work. She has also worked as a high-school English teacher, writer, and editor.

Maxine completed her doctoral studies in 2012. Her research employed narrative inquiry to explore teachers’ perceptions of their professional education experiences, reflecting a longstanding interest in professional learning, identity, and development across the lifespan.

Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
Postgraduate Certificate of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
Master of Arts (Honours), School of English, University of St Andrews
Honours, awards and grants

Awards

2025 College of Medicine and Public Health Vice-President and Executive Dean's Award for outstanding student-centred teaching and learning. 

2019 College of Medicine and Public Health Vice-President and Executive Dean's Teaching Excellence Award for leadership in designing and implementing the Personal and Professional Development theme in the Medical Degree to improve student learning, wellbeing and professional identity formation.

2019 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching for shifting the culture of the Doctor of Medicine (MD): Leading design and implementation of the Personal and Professional Development theme in MD Years 1 and 2 to improve students learning, personal well-being, and professional identity formation.

Key responsibilities
  • Providing strategic leadership as MD Director (Student Success and Support), overseeing program-wide approaches to student wellbeing, academic progression, and support systems across all MD sites
  • Contributing to MD curriculum governance and accreditation, ensuring alignment with Australian Medical Council standards and continuous program improvement
  • Strengthening student-centred communication, feedback practices, and the professional culture of the MD program
  • Coordinatomg MD Year 1 (MMED9150), supporting student transition, engagement, and early professional identity formation
  • Leading the Personal and Professional Development (PPD) theme in MD Years 1 and 2, integrating wellbeing, reflective practice, and professionalism into the curriculum
Teaching interests

Learning strategies

Medical humanities

Narrative medicine

Communication skills

Topic coordinator
MMED9150 Medicine 1A
Topic lecturer
MMED9150 Medicine 1A
MMED9250 Medicine 2A
Recite Me accessibility and Language Support
LTS - UAT