Workplace Cultural Safety:
The Lived Experience of First Nations Pre-vocational Medical Practitioners
The artwork used throughout this website is called, Countries Coming Together. The art work represents both sides of my family. My fathers side (Aboriginal) from the coast on Kuring-gai land and my mothers side ( non Indigenous) from the country on Gomeroi
The Story Behind The Artwork
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land. I’ve represented this in my artwork through colours, symbols and animals. One half of the artwork is painted green. This represents Gomeroi country. It has kangaroo tracks and emu tracks. I put these tracks on the art work as I see both of these animals on Gomeroi country. I also have a long neck river turtle swimming. This represents my mothers parents as they have a river through there land. The other side of the art work is painted blue. This represents the ocean on my fathers side from the coast, Kuring-gai country. I chose possum tracks on this side as it reminds me of my grandmothers and grandfathers place. The stingrays I’ve painted represent the marine life from Kuring-gai country. All of these tracks and animals meet in the middle of my artwork. This represents both sides of my family and country’s coming together and meeting.
Rohan Martin
About This Project
Our aim is to investigate and analyse what constitutes a culturally safe workplace from the perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early career clinicians.
We hope to answer - What are the experience of early career Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander medical practitioners? How do the experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander medical practitioners influence perceptions of workplace cultural safety?
We are looking for Prevocational Medical Practitioners who Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander who are willing to have a conversation about their experiences of workplace cultural safety
How to be involved - To be involved please fill out the below form to consent to be contacted. Once this is completed we will be in touch to organise a time to meet.
The information provided will remain confidential and consent can be withdrawn at anytime. Please note we will not require any information that identifies your workplace.
For more information please follow click the box below for the participant information sheet:
Research Team
Dr Jessica Biles
Primary Supervisor
Jessica has held an academic position within the School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare at Charles Sturt University since 2008. Her PhD was a phenomenological study that focused on cultural competence development across a cohort of students within a Bachelor of nursing degree: Australian Indigenous Cultural Competence and Nursing and was published in 2017.
Jessica's research focuses on regional health equity with a special interest in workforce development in cultural competence and cultural safety. Jessica works with regional communities and local health districts supporting the development and growth of ground up community driven research initiatives and projects.
During her time in academia Jessica has held a number of leadership roles including Associate Head of School, Course Director, Academic Research Lead and most recently working at a Faculty level as Academic Integrity Advisor. Jessica has managed large projects and teams that have yielded outcomes that support university strategy.
Jessica has a strong national teaching profile being the co-editor of a text titled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellness. This text has associated online teaching guide with community developed online media that has supported learners across Australia. In 2016, Jessica was awarded the Betty Jeffreys Award for her nursing leadership through research.
Jessica currently holds a Director role at the Australian Nurses Memorial Centre and is the International rep for the European Transcultural Nursing Society.
Please view her publications and media releases via these links: https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/jbilescsueduau and webpage: https://jessicabilesphd.wixsite.com/jessicabilesphd
Dr Vennassa Wong
Co-Supervisor
Vennassa is a Rural Generalist working in GP, ED and as a GP Anaesthetist in Southern NSW.
She is of proud mixed heritage PNG, Samoan, Torres Strait, Aboriginal and Chinese.
She is the Indigenous Health Curriculum Coordinator at Charles Sturt University School of Rural Medicine.
She is also a Board member for SNSWLHD.
Her perogative has and always will be improving the health and well being of First Nations people especially Women and Children.
Ms Chloe Campbell
Researcher
Chloe grew up on a sheep and cattle property in Yuin country near Bombala NSW. She Completed a Bachleor of Nursing in 2020 from CSU Wagga Wagga. Worked as a disability support worker In Wagga Wagga mainly in Mental health during her degree. Worked in 2020 as an assistant in nursing at Bombala Multipurpose service and then as a Registered Nurse. She is currently a third-year medical student at CSU and is based in Wiradjuri country in Wagga Wagga for her clinical years of study. Having grown up in a small country town Chloe has experienced firsthand the lack of health care that is accessible to rural Australia. She has a passion for rural and remote healthcare including the accessibility of healthcare to rural First Nations communities and improving women's health in rural Australia.
Mr Cameron Martin
Researcher
Cameron is a proud Aboriginal man currently studying medicine at Charles Sturt University. Cameron grew up on Gomeroi country in Tamworth with his Aboriginal family being from the coast on Kuring-gai land and non-Indigenous family being farmers on Gomeroi country. He is currently completing his clinical years on Dunghutti and Birpai country at Kempsey and Port Macquarie Hospitals. Cameron's aspirations in his medical career and daily life is to continue to work and advocate for First Nations health as well as the health of regional/remote communities.