Education
Experienced University Educator
Medical Events Host
Founder, DigiMed Australia
Jane teaches media studies at UNSW – ranked Australia’s No 1 university in 2027.
She is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Health Communications at The University of Notre Dame.
Jane started her career as a journalist for The Australian and The Daily Telegraph, before moving into hospital marketing with Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest private hospital group.
This background shapes how she crafts and thinks about every health message, whether printed, digital or spoken.
Jane also helps people “find their voice” through public speaking – from nervous international master’s students giving their first presentation, through to seasoned political campaigners on the hustings.
In recent times, Jane worked with Dr Ramya Raman during her successful 2026 presidential election campaign for The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
The RACGP is Australia’s largest professional medical college with more than 53,000 members.
- Writing for News
- Narrative Journalism
- Public Speaking
- Social Media
- Philosophy of Journalism
- News Fundamentals
- Health Communications
- Digital Communications in Health
DigiMed Teaching Philosophy
curiosity and clinical
reality
Jane’s pedagogical philosophy is rooted in constructive learning theory – but she never loses sight of the human at the centre of every encounter.
She is also passionate about using clear, confident communication to shift real-life outcomes.
Communication isn’t one skill, it’s three.
A printed flyer has to work at a glance; a digital post has to survive the scroll and the spoken word is carried by pacing, tone, performance and presence.
Jane’s Focus
Activate prior knowledge first
Every session begins by surfacing what learners already know, creating a cognitive hook for new information to attach to.
Realistic case-study scenarios anchor every objective, cementing “learned” theory tied to the decisions a clinician faces at the bedside.
Safe spaces
Jane creates environments where uncertainty and error are welcomed. This safety net allows genuine learning and honest reflection.
Creative feedback and reflection
Learners receive specific, actionable feedback that drives improvement, rather than simply measuring performance.
Jane brings together the newsroom instincts of journalism, the clinical rigour of medicine and a genuine love of teaching.
Jane’s Approach
Conceptual clarity
Distilling complex medical concepts into clear, memorable frameworks. Learners often report that topics they once found impenetrable finally “click”.
Learner-centred empathy
Meeting every student where they are, whether it’s a health communications student or a seasoned key opinion leader in medicine.
Digital pioneer
Global perspective