Dr Sarah Dolan is a specialist General Practitioner and medical educator within the School of Medicine at Adelaide University. Her work brings together clinical practice and health professions education, with a focus on preparing medical students to become capable, compassionate doctors through authentic, clinically relevant learning.
Sarah has particular interests in scenario-based learning, clinical reasoning, curriculum and assessment design, and educational innovation. She is interested in how active and collaborative approaches to learning can support student engagement and help students integrate scientific knowledge with clinical practice. Her work has included the development and evaluation of gamified learning activities in medical education, including curriculum-aligned escape rooms, and the development of emerging medical educators.
Alongside her academic role, Sarah continues to practise as a General Practitioner, with particular clinical interests in women’s and children’s health, chronic disease management and preventive healthcare. Maintaining an active clinical role is central to her approach as an educator, allowing her to bring contemporary general practice and authentic patient care into the medical curriculum.