What support makes the difference?
Thank you for visiting this page. My name is Lilon Bandler — I'm a doctor and PhD candidate researching what support actually makes a difference for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students and graduates.
This work only means something if it's grounded in your experience, so I've set it up as a conversation, rather than a survey or an interrogation!
Have a look through the sections below to see what's involved. Read the documents (links at the bottom of the page). If you have questions, or you'd like to arrange a time to talk, use the form.
Or simply email me at: 32014643@my.nd.edu.au
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This research focusses on the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian medical students and graduates studying and working in medicine in Australia.
This is a qualitative study that privileges the accounts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian medical students and graduates to provide a rich account of their experience.
Through this work we will understand the diversity, and the breadth and the depth of what is required, to ensure the support required to succeed and reach their desired outcomes is available. The work will support the development of guidelines for medical schools and medical specialist colleges. -
If you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander medical student or graduate, I would like to speak with you.
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The interview would be with me, Dr Bandler. And it would be arranged at a time to suit you - including after hours, on the weekends. An hour is set aside - but usually the interview lasts about 30 minutes. The interview is recorded, and automatically transcribed. The transcriptions will be analysed by the research team.
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These are starting points, not a script. I’m happy to follow whatever matters most to you.
What support was available to you?
a) Did you know at the time?
b) Where was the information?
c) What did you make use of?
d) What was most useful?
e) What didn't help?What would you have appreciated at the time?
a) How would that have helped?
b) Did you ask for this? Receive it?What support do you or did you receive or seek in dealing with racism?
Anything else you would like to add?
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If identified quotes from you are to be used in publications or presentations, you will be provided with the quote and its context. You will be asked to consent to their use and attribution. You may choose whether the quote is used.
The audio recording of the interview will be destroyed once the transcript is complete. The interviews are confidential, and the transcript will only be seen by the research team. You will not be identified in any publication or presentation, unless you request that an identified quote be attributed to you.
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You can stop the interview at any time, or ask to skip a question. You can also withdraw your data after the interview, up until its inclusion in the analysis of the de-identified data.
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This project has human research ethics approval from the Western Australian Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee (Project ID 1450). If you have any concerns or complaints about the conduct of this research project, which you do not wish to discuss with the research team, you should contact the Western Australian Aboriginal Ethics Committee of the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia.
Office: 450 Beaufort Street, Highgate, WA 6003
Mail: POB 8493, Stirling Street, Perth, WA 6849
Email: ethics@ahcwa.org -
Please don't hesitate to use the contact form below, or you can simply email me. I am always happy to answer questions.
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Yes - please do.
Direct them to this site. There is a QR code at the bottom of the page to make that easy.