Academic Background
With a background in higher education and more recent experience in health consulting, Dr Larissa Smart joins the leadership team of Bond University's Medical Program.
Larissa holds a PhD in Epidemiology and a Master of Nursing from the University of South Australia. An academic nurse leader and researcher she has expertise in multidisciplinary health research, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, curriculum development, accreditation, and nursing program delivery.
Career History
Larissa has lectured in Nursing (Paediatric Stream Lead), at the University of Tasmania and in Nursing (Paediatrics), at the University of South Australia.
She is a Registered Nurse, who has worked in a variety of clinical practices and services, such as, the North-West Regional Hospital - Tasmanian Department of Health in Paediatrics, along with serving as a Remote Area Emergency and Child Health Nurse in Western Australia and the Royal Flying Doctors Service.
