ProfessorViet Tran

The Ultrasound-Guided Peripherally Inserted Cannulation Workshop is a hands-on training session designed for final-year medical students to develop proficiency in using ultrasound technology to guide peripheral IV access. Participants learn key techniques for vein identification, needle visualisation, and safe cannulation, enhancing their clinical confidence and procedural skills in acute care settings.

The Awards for Teaching Excellence celebrate the University's outstanding teachers in their respective fields. These awards give recognition to teachers acclaimed for their teaching practice, who have demonstrated outstanding teaching outcomes and who have made a broad and deep contribution to enhancing the quality of learning and teaching at the University.

As part of a vertically integrated simulation curriculum, the ACE program provides an introduction to simulation as a form of teaching in the early clinical years of the medical degree

The CARES program is a simulation program made up of 8 scenarios over 4 weeks to stimulate learning around real world challenges for deteriorating patients. The program provides transition to practice (preparation for intern year), structured assessment and management of the ward-based deteriorating patient as well as non technical skills.

The TSoM Trauma Workshop is a multi day immersive and intensive workshop that enriches student knowledge of the principles and practices of acute trauma management with a focus on work-ready, intern-level procedures and non-technical skills. The weekend utilises evidence-based and contemporaneous knowledge to deliver this program by utilising internationally recognised courses including Early Management Severe Trauma (EMST), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Emergency Trauma Management (ETM) and Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS). The course also utilises guidelines from the Tasmanian Health Service, Queensland Trauma Education and Trauma Victoria.