Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 364 3892
- niki.newman@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- Head of Section/Director UOC Simulation Centre, Senior Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Primary Health Care (Christchurch)
- Qualifications
- MB ChB, Dip Paed, MPH (DIST), MAcadMEd
- Research summary
- Simulation, Medical Education, Clinical Skills, Clinical Skills Smartphone Apps
- Teaching
Niki has been working in simulation-based medical education, developing clinical and professional skills in the MB ChB programme at the University of Otago Christchurch (UOC), since 2009. Niki's role as Director of the Simulation Centre is to lead the strategic planning and development as well as the day-to-day running of the Centre. She is also responsible for overseeing and supporting the use of the facility by all students and teaching staff, but has direct teaching responsibility for the undergraduate medical programme.
- Memberships
- Curriculum Sub-Committee UOC (CSC UOC)
- Clinical Skills Diagnostic & Therapeutic Sub-Committee (CSDTSC)
- 4th and 5th year Student Progress Committee UOC (SPC UOC)
- An International Association for Medical Education (AMEE)
- Academy of Medical Educators (AoME)
- Australia NZ Association for Health Professions Educators (ANZHAPE)
- Canterbury Collaborative Simulation Interest Group (CCSIG)
Publications
Newman, N., Sim, G., Vernon-Roberts, A., & Wells, J. M. (2025). Usability and global reach of a 'Just-in-Time' clinical skills app for medical student education. Proceedings of the 10th International Clinical Skills Conference (ICSC). (pp. 62). Retrieved from https://internationalclinicalskillsconference.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mortlock, C., Thimbleby, K., Sheehan, D., Newman, N., & Wells, J. M. (2025). Final year medical students simulated on-call programme: Can simulation-based education build resilience in junior doctors? Proceedings of the 10th International Clinical Skills Conference (ICSC). (pp. 62). Retrieved from https://internationalclinicalskillsconference.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Newman, N., Wells, J. M., McKenzie, F., Wilkinson, T., Dean, J., Doogue, M., & Beckert, L. (2025). Consent to medical student teaching: An observational, cross-sectional study exploring the patient view. Proceedings of the 10th International Clinical Skills Conference (ICSC). (pp. 31). Retrieved from https://internationalclinicalskillsconference.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Newman, N., & Sim, G. (2024, November). Development of an app-based learning tool for medical students to access local clinical skills resources. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Simulation in Healthcare (NZASH) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dean, J., Lesa, R., Wells, J., Newman, N., Pereira, S., & Wilkinson, T. (2024, November). The conceptualisation of post-scenario debriefing by final-year medical students. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Simulation in Healthcare (NZASH) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs