Curriculum Vitae for Graham George Munro
Education
Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology
Ambulance and Emergency Care – Diploma (Honours)
1975-76
Toronto Institute of Medical Technology (Now Michener Institute)
In conjunction with the University of Toronto
Advanced Life Support Paramedic – Certificate
1984
University of Toronto/Sunnybrook Medical Sciences Centre
Critical Care Land and Flight Paramedic – Certificate
1999
Charles Sturt University
Bachelor of Health Science (Prehospital Care)
1999
Charles Sturt University
Masters of Health Services Management
2003
Monash University
Grad Cert in Emergency Planning and Disaster Medicine
Charles Sturt University
PhD – School of Education
2010
2010 - 2012
Charles Sturt University
Grad Cert University Learning & Teaching – one subject remaining
2010-2012
Harvard University
Centre for Medical Simulation
 Certificate in Medical Simulation Debriefing
2012
La Trobe University
PhD – Rural Health School
2013
Employment
City of Toronto Emergency Medical Services
 Primary Care Paramedic
 Advanced Care Paramedic
 Critical Care Paramedic
 Supervisor
o EMS Education
o Planning
o Professional Standards Unit
o Operations
1977-2008
Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology
1977-1983

Instructor in Ambulance and Emergency Care program
Province of Ontario Emergency Health Services
 Training Officer
 Advanced Care Flight Paramedic
 Critical Care Flight Paramedic
 Lead Educator
o Michener Institute – OPALS Study
Charles Sturt University
 Lecturer School of Biomedical Sciences
 Degree paramedic program
 Health Services Management
1977-2000
2008 to 2012
La Trobe University
2012 to present
 Lecturer and Course Coordinator
o Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master Paramedic Practice
Research Supervision
Steering Committee for: Amiodarone as Compared with Lidocaine for ShockResistant Ventricular Fibrillation. Dorian, P, Cass, D, Schwartz, B, Cooper, R,
Gelaznikas, R, Barr, A; N Engl J Med, Vol. 346, No.12, March 21, 2002 p. 884-890
CSU supervisor of Honours-Research Student - Mechanical Ventilation Protocols In
the Intensive Care Unit: a survey of Ontario Hospitals, Sandra M Ellis, Principal
Investigator, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 2009
Second supervisor for Mark Adams, completing Master’s of Emergency Planning,
Charles Sturt University – 2011-12
Research Projects
PhD Research - Issues Related to Paramedic Professionals Transitioning into
Academia
This study will identify key issues that paramedic professionals face when attempting to transition from
clinical practice to work in universities. The participants will be recruited and the data will be gathered
using a mixed-methods approach utilising a quantitative survey and the thematic analysis of interviews.
Supervisors - Motivations and Related Teaching Activities (SMARTA) - In
Collaboration with Beyond Medical Education
This research will evaluate why a General Practitioner chooses to become and continue to be a GP
supervisor and whether their differing motives result in different teaching activities. The resulting
information will be a valuable resource that will be used in recruitment, training and support of GP
supervisors of registrars, PGPPP doctors, medical students and learners from other disciplines.
The project will also investigate a different supervision and teaching model that splits the clinical
supervision activities that are centred on ensuring the patient is safe from the educational supervision
activities that are centred on ensuring the registrar is learning. As increasing pressures impact upon the
viability of the traditional apprenticeship model of GP education this innovation may have a significant
contribution to the sustainability of general practice training.
This project is in line with the following overarching priorities from GPET’s Strategic Plan:
 Evaluating and improving the effectiveness of general practice training
 Understanding and overcoming barriers to the effectiveness and sustainability of general
practice training
 Building sustainable supervisory and educational capacity while fostering individual
professional enrichment
And with Key Result Areas:
 Improve and expand training capacity and resources
Can eye-tracking technology improve situational awareness and student
feedback during simulation? – In Collaboration with Monash University and the
University of Queensland.
This study will use eye tracking technology to investigate pre-professional students’ gaze and
situational awareness. This technology identifies individuals’ area of interest, gaze fixation/duration,
and scan path and enables analysis of where individuals are looking when decisions are made.
Journal Publications
Woollard M, O’Meara P, Munro G. (2010). What price 90 seconds: is ‘Call
Connect’ a disservice to 999 callers? Emerg Med J.doi:10.1136/emj.2010.102277
O’Meara, P., Acker, J., Munro, G., Menzies, N., Rae, J. & Woollard, M. (2010).
Enhancing the Leadership and Management Competency of Paramedics. Journal of
Paramedic Practice Vol 2(6); p. 282-286.
Williams, B., Boyle, M., Molloy, A., Brightwell, R., Munro, G., Service, M. &
Brown, T. (2011): Undergraduate paramedic students’ attitudes to elearning: findings
from five university programs, Research in Learning Technology, 19:2, 89-100
Woollard, M., Poposki, J., McWhinnie, B., Rawlins, L., Munro, G. & O’Meara, P.
(2011). Achy breaky makey wakey heart? A randomised crossover trial of musical
prompts. Emerg Med J . doi:10.1136/emermed-2011-200187
Woollard M, Lighton D, Gregory P, Munro G, Jenkinson E, Hamilton L, Newcombe
R, O’Meara P. Malleable stylet vs. re-useable and disposable bougies in a model of
difficult intubation: a randomised cross-over trial. Anaesthesia 2012
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06999.x
Ellis, S., Dainty, K., Munro, G. & Scales, D. (2012). Mechanical ventilation protocols
in intensive care units: a survey of Ontario hospitals. Critical Care Journal, Vol
27(6), P. 556-563
Williams. B., Boyle, M., Brightwell, R., Devenish, S., Hartley, P., McCall, M.,
McMullen, P., Munro, G., O’Meara, P. & Webb, V. (2012). An assessment of
undergraduate paramedic students’ empathy levels. International Journal of Medical
Education. 2012;3:98-102. DOI: 10.5116/ijme.4fba.9190
Williams, B., Boyle, M., Brightwell, R., Devenish, S., Hartley, P., McCall, M., McMullen, P
Munro, G., O'Meara, P. & Webb, (2012). Paramedic Empathy Levels: Results from Seven
Australian Universities. International Journal of Emergency Services, Vol. 1 Iss: 2 (Date online
31/6/2012)
Williams, B., M. Boyle, Winship, C., Brightwell, R., Devenish, S. & Munro, G.
(2012). "Examination of self-directed learning readiness of paramedic
undergraduates: A multi-institutional study." Journal of Nursing Education and
Practice 3(2): p102.
Publications Pending
Issues Related to the Transition of Paramedic Professionals into Academia: A review
of the literature. Accepted for review Australasian Journal of Paramedicine 01/03/13
Issues Related to the Transition of Paramedic Professionals into Academia: A
description of the theoretical frameworks. Accepted for review Australasian Journal
of Paramedicine 01/03/13
Book Chapters
Donnelly, A. & Munro, G (2011). Curtis and Ramsden’s Emergency and Trauma:
Chapter 1. History of Ambulance Services in Australia and New Zealand. Elesiver,
Sydney.
Adams, E., Logan, P., Rorrison, D., & Munro, G. (2013). Looking after yourself:
Lessons to be learned on entering academia. In S. Loftus, T. Gerzina, J. Higgs, M.
Smith & E. Duffy (Eds.), Educating health professionals: Becoming a university
teacher (pp.61-70). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Textbook Editing
Chapter editor for Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets, Sixth Edition by
the Paramedic Association of Canada. 2009
Posters
Woollard M, Lighton D, Gregory P, Munro G, Jenkinson E, Hamilton L, Newcombe
R, O’Meara P. Malleable stylet vs. re-useable and disposable bougies in a model of
difficult intubation: a randomised cross-over trial (presented poster). In: Resuscitation
2008, 9th Scientific Congress of the European Resuscitation Council, Ghent, Belgium,
May 2008.
Woollard M, Poposki J, McWhinnie B, Rawlins L, Munro G, O’Meara P. Achy
Breaky Makey Wakey Heart? (poster) In: Tenth Congress of the European
Resuscitation Council, Porto, Portugal, December 2010.
Woollard M, Poposki J, McWhinnie B, Rawlins L, Munro G, O’Meara P. Achy
Breaky Makey Wakey Heart? (poster) In: 999 EMS Research Forum, Intergrated Prehospital Care Conference, Coventry, November 2010.
Graham Munro, Edwina Adams, Patricia Logan, and Doreen Rorrison. (2011). A
comparison of the pathway to becoming an academic from professional practice to
that of PhD and postdoctoral experience. SBMS Retreat Oct, 2011
Williams, B., Boyle, M., Brightwell, R., McCall, M., McMullen, P., Munro, G.,
O'Meara, P., Webb, V. (2012). How ready are paramedics for interprofessional
learning and cooperation: A multi-institutional study? Paper presented at the
ATBHIV, Kobe, Japan, 5-8 October.
Conference Presentations
Woollard M, Lighton D, Gregory P, Munro G, Jenkinson E, Hamilton L, Newcombe
R, O’Meara P. Malleable stylet vs. re-useable and disposable bougies in a model of
difficult intubation: a randomised cross-over trial. At: Australian College of
Ambulance Professionals Conference, Melbourne, Australia, October 2008.
Woollard M, Rawlins L, Poposki J, McWhinnie B, Williams J, Hallam P, O’Meara P,
Munro G. CPR? Not on your Nellie. In: Annual Research Forum, School of Health
and Emergency Professions, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, September 2010.
McWhinnie B, Poposki J, Woollard M, Rawlins L, Munro G, O’Meara P. Achy
Breaky Makey Wakey Heart? In: Australian College of Ambulance Professionals
Conference, Perth, Australia, October 2010.
Brett Williams, Malcolm Boyle, Andrew Molloy, Richard Brightwell, Graham
Munro, Melinda Service & Ted Brown. Abstract "AN ASSESSMENT OF
UNDERGRADUATE PARAMEDIC STUDENTS' EMPATHY LEVELS: A
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY", an oral presentation at Paramedics Australasia
Conference 2011
Graham Munro, Edwina Adams, Patricia Logan, and Doreen Rorrison. (2011). A
comparison of the pathway to becoming an academic from professional practice to
that of PhD and postdoctoral experience. CSUED 2011 – Albury, NSW
Graham Munro and Dr. Natalie Smith presented a workshop on simulation debriefing
at the La Trobe University Paramedic Conference on Practice and Leadership, 11-14
February 2013 (non-refereed).
University Teaching
Charles Sturt University – 2008 to 2012
 Subject Coordinator for:
o Undergraduate
 CLS310 Major Incident Management – Internal (INT) and
Distance Education (DE)
 APS301 Pharmacology for Paramedics – INT & DE
 CLS202 Clinical Studies 3 – INT & DE
 PHC303 Evidence-based Practice – INT & DE
o Postgraduate
 CLS410 Major Incident Management – DE
 APS401 Pharmacology for Paramedics – DE
 PHC403 Evidence-based Practice – DE
La Trobe University – 2012 to present
 Subject Coordinator for:
o PAR5CCM Complex Clinical Management – INT
o PAR5APM Advanced Paramedic Management – INT
o PAR3PMT Paramedic Management – Trauma – INT
o PAR4ATM Advanced Trauma Management – INT
o PAR5SPP Special Populations – DE
o PAR4PCL Paramedic Clinical Leadership – DE
o PAR5PMB Paramedic Medical – B - INT
Professional Committees
Province of Ontario Emergency Health Services
 Committee member of Emergency Medical Care Assistant
Certification process
 Committee member of college curriculum standardization
Program
1977-1983
Member of Research Committee of Faculty of Science, School of Biomedical
Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia 2008-2010
Member of Low-Risk Ethics Committee of Faculty of Science, School of Biomedical
Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia 2009 - 2012
Awards
Ontario Ambulance Operators Association (OAOA) Award of Academic Merit –
Humber College 1976
Christopher J. Rubes Award of Excellence- Sunnybrook Base Hospital/Toronto EMS
2000
Joe Mele Award – Paramedic Health and Safety Award – For the establishment and
supervision of the Medical Support Unit during the SARS event in Toronto, 2003
Memberships
Paramedics Australasia (PA)
National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)
World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM)
Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (ASSH)
Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE)
Australasian Interprofessional Practice & Education Network (AIPPEN)