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Dr. Kevin Govender

Associate Professor - Paramedic Science-671903
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
Appleton Institute
Rockhampton North
About Me

I am an Associate Professor in Paramedic Science at Central Queensland University's School of Health, Medical, and Applied Sciences in Australia. With a background spanning over 15 years as an operational Critical Care and Consultant Paramedic, I bring substantial clinical expertise to this role.

Throughout my career, I have gained experience in various clinical settings across multiple healthcare systems in different countries. My responsibilities extend beyond clinical practice; as I am actively engaged in developing, teaching, and overseeing postgraduate and undergraduate units and programs. Moreover, I provide leadership, mentorship, and research guidance to both faculty and students embarking on research projects at honors, master's, and doctoral levels. My academic engagement also includes serving as an examiner for postgraduate theses and contributing as a peer reviewer for multiple academic journals.

My current research pursuits focus on Health Professions education, investigations into superiority, equivalence, and non-inferiority concerning prehospital equipment and medicines, simulation-based education, and factors relevant to paramedic-delivered care.

At CQU, in addition to serving as the unit leader for two postgraduate units, I am primarily responsible for creating opportunities for novice and early paramedic researchers to flourish in the field of paramedicine. This includes nurturing researchers in paramedicine to cultivate the skills and knowledge necessary for high-quality research and ensuring that research conducted at CQU is aligned with international standards of excellence.

General
Background

 

 

Universities Studied At

PhD. in Emergency Medicine from The University of Capetown

Masters in Emergency Medical Care and Advanced Rescue from the Durban University of Technology

PG Cert in Educational Leadership from Auckland University of Technology

Universities Worked At

Central Queensland University - Australia

Auckland University of Technology - New Zealand

Durban University of Technology - South Africa

Awards

Emergency Care Society of South Africa award for best overall Doctoral research – 2017

 

Media Citations

https://www.dut.ac.za/ecssaer24-award-for-dr-govender-in-the-best-phd-in-emergency-care-in-south-africa-category/

https://www.dut.ac.za/meet-south-africas-first-black-masters-graduate-in-emc/

Research Supervision
Accreditation

I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

  • 4203 Health services and systems

Current Capacity
I am currently available to supervise more research candidates
Research Interests
Biomedical And Clinical Sciences

Other biomedical and clinical sciences - Other biomedical and clinical sciences not elsewhere classified

Education

Curriculum and Pedagogy - Vocational Education and Training Curriculum and Pedagogy

Health Sciences

Health services and systems - Health services and systems not elsewhere classified

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