Maree O'Keefe

Research Interests

Community Child Health Curriculum and Pedagogy Medical and Health Sciences Medicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy Paediatrics

Prof Maree O'Keefe

School of Medicine

College of Health

Professor O'Keefe is an education leader working with education providers, government agencies, and health services to deliver high impact outcomes in health profession education. She has served as a board director and held senior appointments in higher education, local and national government, and health profession accreditation. Her achievements include leading development of universal Australian health profession academic standard statements, and nationally endorsed interprofessional competencies for health graduates. Awards include an Australian Government Citation for Excellence in Education, and Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (UK). Professor O'Keefe is a registered medical practitioner and paediatric specialist. She holds a Doctorate in Medical Education.

Date Position Institution name
2020 - ongoing Examinations chair Australian Medical Council
2020 - ongoing Clinical Professor University of Adelaide
2019 - 2020 Director Curriculum University of Adelaide
2007 - 2019 Associate Dean Learning and Teaching University of Adelaide
2005 - 2005 Visiting Research Fellow University of Exeter
2002 - 2009 Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics University of Adelaide
1994 - 2020 Senior Consultant Paediatrician Womens and Childrens Hospital
1994 - 2001 Lecturer in Paediatrics University of Adelaide

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2018 Recognition Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Advance Higher Education UK United Kingdom -
2013 Fellowship National Teaching Fellowship Office for Learning and Teaching - - -
2010 Achievement National Discipline Scholar in Health Australian Learning and Teaching Council Australia -
2007 Teaching Award Carrick Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Carrick Australian Awards for University Teaching Australia -
2007 Teaching Award Vice Chancellor and Presidents Award for Excellence in Teaching The University of Adelaide Australia -
2007 Teaching Award Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Excellence in Teaching The University of Adelaide Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
University of Adelaide Australia PhD
University of Adelaide Australia MBBS (Hons)
Flinders University Australia DCCH
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Australia FRACP

Year Citation
2025 Moran, M., Martin, P., O'Keefe, M., & Steketee, C. (2025). Identifying Unique Integrated Care Competencies to Inform Health Profession Curriculum Development. Clinical Teacher, 22(1), e70027.
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2020 O'Keefe, M., Montagu, A., Donnelly, F., Page, T., & Ward, H. (2020). The Balanced Scorecard: a tool to monitor IPL curriculum implementation. MedEdPublish, 10, 5 pages.
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2020 Steketee, C., & O’Keefe, M. (2020). Moving IPE from being ‘worthy’ to ‘required’ in health professional curriculum: Is good governance the missing part?. Medical Teacher, 42(9), 1005-1011.
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2020 O’Keefe, M., Forman, D., Moran, M., & Steketee, C. (2020). Governance options for effective interprofessional education: Exposing the gap between education and healthcare services. Medical Teacher, 42(10), 1148-1153.
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2020 Johansen, K., Jeyaseelan, D., Chan, Y. P., Simpson, S., O'Keefe, M., & D'Aprano, A. (2020). Acceptability of the culturally adapted ASQ-TRAK developmental screening tool to caregivers of Aboriginal children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(12), 1946-1951.
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2019 Stephens, J. H., O'Keefe, M. F., Schembri, M., & Baghurst, P. (2019). Parents Need More Support: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Australian Parents Who Are Waiting for Surgical Intervention for Their Children With Otitis Media. Journal of Patient Experience, 7(5), 9 pages.
DOI Europe PMC3
2018 O'Keefe, M., & Ward, H. (2018). Implementing interprofessional learning curriculum: how problems might also be answers. BMC Medical Education, 18(1), 132-1-132-9.
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2017 O’Keefe, M., Henderson, A., & Chick, R. (2017). Defining a set of common interprofessional learning competencies for health profession students. Medical Teacher, 39(5), 463-468.
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2017 Tooher, R., collins, J., Braunack-Mayer, A., burgess, T., Skinner, S., O'keefe, M., . . . Marshall, H. (2017). Intersectoral collaboration to implement school-based health programmes: Australian perspectives. Health Promotion International, 32(2), 312-321.
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2016 O'Keefe, M., Wade, V., Mcallister, S., Stupans, I., & Burgess, T. (2016). Improving management of student clinical placements: insights from activity theory. BMC Medical Education, 16(1), 1-10.
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2016 Nisbet, G., O'Keefe, M. F., & Henderson, A. (2016). Twelve tips for structuring student placements to achieve interprofessional learning outcomes. MedEdPublish, 5(3), 23-1-23-10.
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2016 Burgess, T., Braunack-Mayer, A., Tooher, R., Collins, J., O'Keefe, M., Skinner, R., . . . Marshall, H. (2016). Optimizing intersectoral collaboration between health and education: the Health Bridges study. Journal of Public Health, 38(4), e430-e437.
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2015 Braunack-Mayer, A., Skinner, S., Collins, J., Tooher, R., Proeve, C., O'Keefe, M., . . . Marshall, H. (2015). Ethical challenges in school-based immunization programs for adolescents: a qualitative study. American Journal of Public Health, 105(7), 1399-1403.
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2014 Marshall, H., Proeve, C., Collins, J., Tooher, R., O'Keefe, M., Burgess, T., . . . Braunack-Mayer, A. (2014). Eliciting youth and adult recommendations through citizens' juries to improve school based adolescent immunisation programs. Vaccine, 32(21), 2434-2440.
DOI Scopus22 WoS20 Europe PMC17
2014 O'Keefe, M., Wade, V., McAllister, S., Stupans, I., Miller, J., Burgess, T., . . . Starr, L. (2014). Rethinking attitudes to student clinical supervision and patient care: a change management success story. BMC Medical Education, 14(1), 1-8.
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2013 Marshall, H., Collins, J., Sullivan, T., Tooher, R., O'Keefe, M., Skinner, S., . . . Braunack-Mayer, A. (2013). Parental and societal support for adolescent immunization through school based immunization programs. Vaccine, 31(30), 3059-3064.
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2013 Rudland, J., Wilkinson, T., Wearn, A., Nicol, P., Tunny, T., Owen, C., & O'Keefe, M. (2013). A student-centred feedback model for educators. The Clinical Teacher, 10(2), 99-102.
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2013 O’Keefe, M., Henderson, A., & Pitt, R. (2013). Identifying common learning outcomes for health: celebrating diversity and maximising benefit from regulatory necessity. Medical Teacher, 35(11), 970.
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2012 O'Keefe, M. F., & Henderson, A. (2012). Being TEQSA ready- harmonising the layers of regulation. Campus Review.
2012 O'Keefe, M., Elshaug, A., Burgess, T., Peirce, E., & Nettelbeck, T. (2012). Use of the Delphi technique to facilitate interdisciplinary consensus on academic program structure. Focus on Health Professional Education, 14(1), 55-66.
2012 O'Keefe, M., Burgess, T., McAllister, S., & Stupans, I. (2012). Twelve tips for supporting student learning in multidisciplinary clinical placements. Medical Teacher, 34(11), 883-887.
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2011 Henderson, A., & O'Keefe, M. (2011). Common learning outcomes in health--implications for nurses?. Australian Nursing Journal July 1993, 18(7), 28.
2011 O'Keefe, M., Laven, G., & Burgess, T. (2011). Student non-completion of an undergraduate degree: wrong program selection or part of a career plan?. Higher Education Research and Development, 30(2), 165-177.
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2010 O'Keefe, M., & Coat, S. (2010). Increasing health-care options: The perspectives of parents who use complementary and alternative medicines. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 46(6), 296-300.
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2010 Henderson, A., O'Keefe, M., & Alexander, H. (2010). Interprofessional education in clinical practice: not a single vaccine. Australian Health Review, 34(2), 224-226.
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2010 O'Keefe, M., Barr, S., & Hiller, J. (2010). Facilitating early identification and support of under-performing students. Medical Education, 44(5), 494-495.
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2009 O'Keefe, M., Le Couteur, A., Miller, J., & McGowan, U. (2009). The Colleague Development Program: A multidisciplinary program of peer observation partnerships. Medical Teacher, 31(12), 1060-1065.
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2009 O'Keefe, M., Coat, S., & Jones, A. (2009). The medical education priorities of parents who use complementary and alternative medicine. Complimentary Health Review, online(2), 1-13.
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2009 O'Keefe, M., & Coat, S. (2009). Consulting parents on childhood obesity and implications for medical student learning. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 45(10), 573-576.
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2007 O'Keefe, M., & Jones, A. (2007). Promoting lay participation in medical school curriculum development: Lay and faculty perspectives. Medical Education, 41(2), 130-137.
DOI Scopus24 WoS23 Europe PMC18
2006 O'Keefe, M., & White, D. (2006). Continuing effectiveness of a community child health programme for medical students. Medical Teacher, 28(8), 683-689.
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2005 O'Keefe, M., & Britten, N. (2005). Lay participation in medical school curriculum development: whose problem is it?. Medical Education, 39(7), 651-652.
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2005 O'Keefe, M., & Whitham, J. (2005). The stability of maternal ratings of medical student interviews. Medical Education, 39(9), 966-969.
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2005 O'Keefe, M., & Whitham, J. (2005). Early identification of 'at-risk' students by the parents of paediatric patients. Medical Education, 39(9), 958-965.
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2005 Roberts, D., & O'Keefe, M. (2005). Should the public have a say in the medical curriculum?. Doctor, 2, 14.
2004 Burnell, R., & O'Keefe, M. (2004). Asking parents unaskable questions. Lancet, 364(9436), 737-738.
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2004 O'Keefe, M., Baghurst, P., Sawyer, M., & Roberton, D. (2004). The association between maternal ratings of child health interviews and maternal and child characteristics. Family Practice, 21(6), 684-688.
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2004 O'Keefe, M., Sawyer, M., & Roberton, D. (2004). Medical students taking the role of the mother in paediatric interview evaluation. Medical Education, 38(3), 294-301.
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2003 O'Keefe, M., Roberton, D., Sawyer, M., & Baghurst, P. (2003). Medical student interviewing: a randomized trial of patient-centredness and clinical competence. Family Practice, 20(2), 213-219.
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2001 O'Keefe, M. (2001). Should parents assess the interpersonal skills of doctors who treat their children? A literature review. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 37(6), 531-538.
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2001 O'Keefe, M., Sawyer, M., & Roberton, D. (2001). Medical student interviewing skills and mother-reported satisfaction and recall. Medical Education, 35(7), 637-644.
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2001 O'Keefe, M., White, D., Spurrier, N., & Fox, N. (2001). An inter-university community child health clinical placement programme for medical students. Medical Education, 35(4), 384-390.
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1998 O'Keefe, M., & Roberton, D. (1998). Medical student education in paediatrics and child health: where are we going?. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 34(3), 211-212.
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1997 O'Keefe, M. F. (1997). Assessing development in infants and toddlers. Australian Doctor, 28.
1994 O'Keefe, M. (1994). So easy to miss..The first six months. Australian Family Physician, 23, 1885-1889.
1993 O'keefe, M., & Lines, D. (1993). Asthma education programs, do parents use them?. Australian Social Work, 46(3), 54-55.
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Year Citation
2020 Moran, M., Forman, D., O'Keefe, M. F., Steketee, C., Rogers, G., & Dunston, R. (2020). Developing an Australia wide approach to IPE leadership and sustainability. In D. Forman, M. Jones, & J. Thislethwaite (Eds.), Sustainability and Interprofessional Collaboration: Ensuring Leadership Resilience in Collaborative Health Care (pp. 149-171). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2020 O'Keefe, M. F., & Ward, H. (2020). Health Profession Curriculum and Public Engagement. In D. Nestel, G. Reedy, L. McKenna, & S. Gough (Eds.), Clinical Education for the Health Professions (pp. 12 pages). Singapore: Springer.
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2011 O’Keefe, M., McAllister, S., & Stupans, I. (2011). Health-Service Organisation, Clinical Team Composition and Student Learning. In Professional and Practice Based Learning (Vol. 7, pp. 187-200). Springer Netherlands.
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2011 O'Keefe, M., McAllister, S., & Stupans, I. (2011). Health-Service Organisation, Clinical Team Composition and Student Learning. In S. Billett, & A. Henderson (Eds.), Developing Learning Professionals: Integrating Experiences in University and Practice Settings (1 ed., pp. 187-200). United States of America: Springer.
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Year Citation
2015 O'Keefe, M. F., Henderson, A., & Chick, R. (2015). Developing sustainable and embedded interprofessional education: threshold learning outcomes as a potential pathway (Extension project report 2). Office for Learning and Teaching.
2015 O'Keefe, M. F., Henderson, A., & Chick, R. (2015). Learning outcomes: Constructing a bridge between professional accreditation and higher education quality assurance requirements in health (Extension project report 1). Office for Learning and Teaching.
2015 O'Keefe, M. F. (2015). Collaborating across boundaries: A framework for an integrated interprofessional currciculum. Office for Learning and Teaching.
2014 O'Keefe, M. F., Henderson, A., Jolly, B., McAllister, L., Remedios, L., & Chick, R. (2014). Harmonising higher education and professional quality assurance processes for the assessment of learning outcomes in health. Office for Learning and Teaching.
2014 O'Keefe, M. F., Henderson, A., Jolly, B., McAllister, L., Remedios, L., & Chick, R. (2014). Threshold learning outcomes: a framework for incorporating professional accreditation and AQF standards into assessment blueprinting/mapping in healthcare disciplines. Office for Learning and Teaching.
2011 O'Keefe, M., McAllister, S., Burgess, T., Stupans, I., & LeCouteur, A. (2011). Building team for quality learning in clinical placement. Australian Learning and Teaching Council.
2011 O'Keefe, M. F., Henderson, A., & Pitt, R. (2011). Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science: Learning and Teaching Academic Standards Statement. Australian Learning and Teaching Council.
2011 O'Keefe., McAllister, S., Burgess, T., Stupans, I., & LeCouteur, A. (2011). Student clinical placements: best practice checklist. Key points to consider when planning and coordinating student clinical placements. Australian Learning and Teaching Council.
2011 O'Keefe, M. F., McAllister, S., Burgess, T., Stupans, I., & LeCouteur, A. (2011). A guide to using Team Management Systems (TMS) for learning and teaching quality improvement in health care teams. Australian Learning and Teaching Council.

Year Citation
- O'Keefe, M. (n.d.). Final Delphi outcomes.pdf.
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Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching ID16-5408  2016-18:$449,000

Building a sustainable national approach for the development and governance of interprofessional education. R Dunston, Moran M, Rogers R,

Stekertee C, Foreman D, O’Keefe M, Fisher A.

Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching ID13-3432 2014-15: $150,000

Better judgement 2: Improving assessors’ management of factors affecting their judgement. Schmidt L, Schuwirth L, O’Keefe M

Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching National Teaching Fellowship Collaborating across boundaries: a framework for an integrated

interprofessional curriculum. O’Keefe M 2013-14:$90,000

Australian Learning and Teaching Council Discipline Scholars Network

Holmes J, Ewan C, Cameron I, Freeman M, Hadgraft R, Hay I, Heath G, Henderson A, Jones S, Kift S, Newton S, O’Keefe M, Savage S, Yates B.

2012: $120,000

Australian Learning and Teaching Council  SP10-1856

Harmonising higher education and professional quality assurance processes

for the assessment of learning outcomes in health

O’Keefe M, Henderson A, McAllister L, Remedios L, Jolly B.

2011-13: $220,000

Australian Learning and Teaching Council Learning and Teaching Academic Standards in Health, Medicine and

Veterinary Science

O’Keefe M, Henderson A. 2011:$65,737



Australian Research Council Linkage Grant LP100200007

Optimising intersectoral collaboration between the health and education sectors Braunack-Mayer A, O'Keefe M, Skinner R, McCaffery K, Burgess

T, Marshall H, Watson M.

2010-12: $255,880

Australian Learning and Teaching Council Academic Learning Outcomes Project, Health, Medicine and Veterinary

Science. O’Keefe M.

2010: $271,675

Australian Learning and Teaching Council LE7-356

Using TMS to identify and build leadership for quality learning in clinical

health care teams. O’Keefe M, Stupans I, Saunders L, McAllister S, Burgess J, LeCouteur A, Miller J.

2007-09:$216,916



Human Papillomavirus immunisation: Why are adolescents opting out? Marshall H, Braunack-Mayer A, O’Keefe M, Clark M, Tidswell J.

SAICU SA Department of Health.

2009:$10,000

Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation Parent priorities for medical student learning in complementary and alternative medicine.

O’Keefe M.

2006: $18,000

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2007 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Paediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery: Incidence Patterns and Parental Experiences Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Jacqueline Stephens

Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
2015 - ongoing Australian Psychology Acreditation Council - - Australia
2014 - 2015 Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand - - Australia
2014 - 2014 Australian Dental Council - - Australia

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