Orientation Program | AMA College

Sarah Hodgson - Student Advisor Nursing

Sarah has been an Enrolled Nurse since 2006 and over time has been involved in Aged Care, Palliative Care and FIFO nursing roles. With a qualification in Training and Assessment, Sarah is able to enhance our students abilities with her support and experience that set them up for future success.

Morag Wovorich RN

Morag Wovodich is a seasoned nursing professional with over 30 years of experience, including extensive work in rural and remote communities. Her specialization in caring for patients with spinal injuries led her to obtain a Post Grad Certificate in Orthopaedics and Spinal Nursing. For the past twelve years, Morag has been a dedicated Lecturer, imparting knowledge as she delivers the Diploma of Enrolled Nursing.

Recognizing the importance of education, Morag pursued further qualifications including a Post Grad Dip in Clinical Nursing and a Certificate IV TAE. Currently completing a Post Grad Degree in Adult and Tertiary Education, she is a firm believer in the idea of lifelong learning.

Morag’s passion lies in sharing her knowledge and real-life experiences with her student nurse cohort. With her diverse background, including a BN in Nursing, Post Grad Cert Ortho & Spinal, Post Grad Dip Clin Nursing, and Cert IV T&A, Morag is shaping the future of nursing education and inspiring aspiring nurses to excel in their careers.

Janine Kane RN

Janine has over 20 years’ experience as a Nurse Lecturer, SDN and Clinical Facilitator in Nursing education. She believes face to face delivery is key in Nursing which is why she is very happy to be working with the School of Nursing at AMA College. She firmly believes that our focus on providing quality education to small groups will lead to competent and confident Nurses who will easily adjust to the clinical setting, providing us with a sustainable and compassionate workforce.

Janine has a specific interest in Mental Health, Diversity and patient safety. Janine holds a BSc (Psych) as well as Mental Health First Aid education as a learner and later as a trainer.

When delivering training and education Janine focuses on looking at different ways to make learning interesting, inter-active, immersive and fun. To this end she completed a Grad Cert in Clinical Simulation at Monash University in 2015. She has subsequently written a Simulation Based program with a strong focus on improving communication and confidence in student nurses to increase patient safety and satisfaction in the clinical setting.

Jo Shelley RN

Jo lives in Perth with her husband and 3 children. Jo has worked as registered nurse for 28 years, working Internationally and within remote, rural, and metropolitan Western Australia. With extensive experience in ICU, emergency, cardiology, oncology, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, haematology, trauma, plastics, palliative care, mental health, general medicine and surgery. Jo has also been a Diabetes Educator in the UK and roles in Occupational Health, Safety and Infection Control and an Academic Clinical and Theory University Nursing Tutor and Clinical Facilitator for 17 years and continue to hold current Sessional Academic Roles with Edith Cowan University, Notre Dame and AMA College as a lecturer. Jo remains clinically current as she is still working as Senior RN at Joondalup Health Campus and supervise at RPH for Notre Dame University in acute care (ICU, cardiology, trauma and acute medical unit) and has a position as an IQNM examiner for APHRA examining international nurses.

Jo strives for nursing excellence as she was awarded the Dr Foster and Associate Highest University Academic Performance as well as Dux of her initial Bachelor of Nursing (Comprehensive) Degree. In 2021 and 2022 she was awarded The Clinical Facilitator and Mentor Excellence Award for Nursing at Notre Dame University. This was followed in 2022 by receiving the Vice Chancellery Award for Teaching Excellence at Edith Cowan University.

Jo has just completed her Masters of Medicine in Health Professional Education Degree and my research in simulation was published by the Teaching and Learning in Nursing Journal in May 2023. She concurrently teaches and clinically facilitates at ECU with stage 6 nurses and medical interns from UWA in medical and nursing interprofessional immersive simulation as well as Nursing Law and work across all stages of Undergraduate clinical tutorials.

Jo’s ongoing passion is working with student nurses, developing them to be confident critical thinkers, educated professional role models for the nursing profession and inspire them for lifelong learning.

Jia Shi

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Peita Alberti

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Karen Maxino RN, M Clin. Ed, BSc(hons), FHEA

Karen has developed her teaching experience over the course of her career in a number of clinical positions and dedicated teaching roles. An experienced nurse academic with over a decade in Nurse education in a variety of settings including clinically based SDN roles, Higher education and the vocational education and training sector. Karen is passionate about the development of patient safety cultures within nurse education settings.

Karen was awarded a fellow of the Higher Education Academy in recognition of expertise and commitment to enhancing the learning experience. Karen holds a master’s degree in clinical education from the University of East Anglia.

Karen has practiced as a Registered Nurse in 3 different countries, and this has provided a diverse range of clinical experiences and insights into health care systems to draw upon.

Karen’s clinical interest is trauma, orthopaedics and high dependency nursing.

Karen is pleased to lead the dedicated and experienced team of Registered Nurses at the AMA, who have been selected from a diverse range of clinical backgrounds. The team of nurse lecturers are focused on high quality clinical education which is centred around the patient experience. The teams dedication to making this explicit in the student journey through their combined skills and evidence based practice, ensures the school of nursing will produce nurses who are responsive to the demands of our profession.

Karen Maxino RN, M Clin. Ed, BSc(hons), FHEA

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International Student Orientation

Orientation Process

Attendance on the orientation program is compulsory as you will: