Lyn Gum

Teaching Strengths

Curriculum Design
Interprofessional Learning
Student engagement
Course Coordination
Simulation based learning

Dr Lyn Gum

Senior Lecturer, Nursing

School of Nursing and Midwifery

College of Health

Dr Lyn Gum worked as a clinical nurse and midwife for over 30 years, including 14 years as a rural nurse/midwife. Her PhD (Flinders University, 2017) explored interprofessional education and collaborative practice in rural settings in South Australia. Lyn's academic teaching interests have spanned across postgraduate Masters degrees and undergraduate degree teaching in the fields of clinical education, medical, midwifery and nursing education.
Lyn is currently Program Coordinator: Bachelor of Nursing (Theory courses) and advocates for supportive learning environments that are engaging and respectful to all students. Lyn’s current scholarly interests include interprofessional learning, online learning, professional use of social media, generative artificial intelligence, rural workforce/health care, simulation learning and debriefing, communities of practice, collaborative practice and teamwork, qualitative research, and patient safety.
Lyn also serves as an active member and contributor to the Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network (AIPPEN) and is an active member of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and Australian and New Zealand  Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE).

2021- current Global Midwifery Peer to Peer Program. This is a collaborative research activity between McMaster University in Canada and South Australia (Flinders University).

Year Citation
2024 Matricciani, L., Clarke, J., Wiley, S., Williams, A., Baljak, G. R., Graham, K., . . . Peters, M. D. J. (2024). Sleep of Nurses: A Comprehensive Scoping Review.. J Adv Nurs, 81(5), 2333-2344.
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2024 Rogers, G. D., Thistlethwaite, J. E., Bloomfield, J., Brewer, M., Brock, T., Evans, S., . . . Jerjes, W. (2024). Letters. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53(10), 695-696.
2024 Gum, L., Brown, A., Royals, R., Matricciani, L., & Kelly, M. A. (2024). Digital professionalism in preregistration nursing and midwifery students: A scoping review to explore perceptions of professionalism when using social media. Nurse Education in Practice, 80(104128), 14 pages.
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2024 McNeill, L., Gum, L., Graham, K., & Sweet, L. (2024). “Removing the home court advantage”: A qualitative evaluation of LEGO® as an interprofessional simulation icebreaker for midwifery and medical students. Nurse Education in Practice, 80(104138), 7 pages.
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2024 Brewer, M. L., Evans, S., Gum, L., Kent, F., & Anakin, M. (2024). Interprofessional education for the next 50 years. FOCUS ON HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 25(1), 110-118.
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2021 Smith, S. E., Gum, L., & Thornton, C. (2021). An exploration of midwives’ role in the promotion and provision of antenatal influenza immunisation: A mixed methods inquiry. Women and Birth, 34(1), e7-e13.
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2020 Gum, L. F., Sweet, L., Greenhill, J., & Prideaux, D. (2020). Exploring interprofessional education and collaborative practice in Australian rural health services. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 34(2), 173-183.
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2020 Liblub, S., Gum, L., & Bazargan, M. (2020). How do pregnant women perceive the role of the midwife in Thailand? A descriptive study. Journal of Asian Midwives (JAM), 7(2), 33-47.
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2017 Ward, H., Gum, L., Attrill, S., Bramwell, D., Lindemann, I., Lawn, S., & Sweet, L. (2017). Educating for interprofessional practice: moving from knowing to being, is it the final piece of the puzzle?. BMC Medical Education, 17(1), 5-1-5-9.
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2014 Lawn, S., Lloyd, A., King, A., Sweet, L., & Gum, L. (2014). Integration of primary health services: Being put together does not mean they will work together. BMC Research Notes, 7(1), 66.
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2013 Gum, L. F., Richards, J. N., Walters, L., Forgan, J., Lopriore, M., & Nobes, C. (2013). Immersing undergraduates into an interprofessional longitudinal rural placement. Rural and Remote Health, 13(1), 12 pages.
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2013 Gum, L., Lloyd, A., Lawn, S., Richards, J., Lindemann, I., Sweet, L., . . . Bramwell, D. (2013). Developing an interprofessional capability framework for teaching health care students in a primary health care setting. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 27(6), 454-460.
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2012 Gum, L. F., Prideaux, D., Sweet, L., & Greenhill, J. (2012). From the nurses' station to the health team hub: How can design promote interprofessional collaboration?. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 26(1), 21-27.
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2011 Bennett, P., Gum, L., Lindeman, I., Lawn, S., McAllister, S., Richards, J., . . . Ward, H. (2011). Faculty perceptions of interprofessional education. Nurse Education Today, 31(6), 571-576.
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2011 Gum, L., Greenhill, J., & Dix, K. (2011). Sim TRACT™: A Reflective Conceptual Framework for Simulation Debriefing. Journal of Transformative Education, 9(1), 21-41.
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2010 Gum, L., Greenhill, J., & Dix, K. (2010). Clinical simulation in maternity (CSiM): Interprofessional learning through simulation team training. Quality and Safety in Health Care, 19(5), 5 pages.
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2007 Gum, L. F. (2007). Studying nursing in a rural setting: are students adequately supported and prepared for rural practice? A pilot study.. Rural and Remote Health, 7(1), 628.
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Year Citation
2023 Gum, L., & Salfi, J. (2023). Interprofessional Education (IPE): Trends and Context. In Clinical Education for the Health Professions Theory and Practice (pp. 167-180). Springer Nature Singapore.
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2021 Gum, L., & Salfi, J. (2021). Interprofessional education (IPE): trends and context. In D. Nestel (Ed.), Source details - Title: Clinical Education for the Health Professions (pp. 1-14). Singapore: Springer.
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Year Citation
2019 McNeill, L., Gum, L., Foster, W., Grivell, R., Beare, L., Graham, K., & Sweet, L. (2019). Serious playing - building future relationships with Lego. In WOMEN AND BIRTH Vol. 32 (pp. S29). ELSEVIER.
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2017 Anolak, H., Tilbrook, V., & Gum, L. (2017). "From reflection will come effective action": A first year midwifery students' visual journey. In WOMEN AND BIRTH Vol. 30 (pp. 36-37). ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
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2013 Gum, L., Taplay, K., Rayner, L., & Stobbe, K. (2013). Unlocking the Doors of Interprofessional Education for Students through Trauma Simulation. In JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE Vol. 27 (pp. 162). TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.
2013 Gum, L., Prideaux, D., Sweet, L., & Greenhill, J. (2013). Interprofessional Practice in the Rural Context: A Shared Responsibility of the Patient?. In JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE Vol. 27 (pp. 123). TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.
2013 Gum, L., Taplay, K., & Stobbe, K. (2013). "Great! Let's Put on an IPE Trauma Simulation Workshop for Undergraduate Medical and Nursing Students - Experiencing Some of the Barriers and Solutions". In JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE Vol. 27 (pp. 106). TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.

Courses I teach

  • NURS 1072 Foundations of Nursing Practice (2025)
  • NURS 2022 Health of Infants, Children and Adolescents (2025)
  • NURS 1072 Foundations of Nursing Practice (2024)
  • NURS 1073 Health of Older People (2024)

Programs I'm associated with

  • IBNU - Bachelor of Nursing

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